Kingfall (The Kingfall Histories, #1)

by David Estes

Aisling knew from experience that peace was a fleeting thing, like rays of sunlight on a cloudy day. You reached out to catch the warmth of a sunbeam in your hand only to find it cold and lacking.

The past cannot be changed, she thought. Nor can it be erased. It lives on in the minds of those who survived it, even if history is rewritten by the victors.

“Sometimes one doesn’t notice the great wealth sitting beside them because of the pile of troubles in front of it.”