Kingfall (The Kingfall Histories, #1)

by David Estes

“Mayhaps one day I’ll take you up on the offer. But not today. For I am not done fighting. The mountain I must climb for redemption is tall and steep. You should start climbing it yourself.”

“I need no redemption,” Ando said. “You’re wrong there. All men need redemption, especially the ones who believe they don’t.”