A Light in the Dark (Banish the Dark Book 1)

by Miranda Sapphire

O’brenne grinned again, though there was a bit of a hard edge to it. “It was past time for someone to teach that prick Kiernan some manners. When he showed up bespelled and arrested and with piss soaked all through his trousers there were many women in this town who celebrated.” She grinned at that image, but her mood quickly sank. “He’s done things like that before? To others?” O’brenne’s expression sobered as well. “Aye,” she agreed, her familiar frown settling back into place. “We’ve tried to do something about it, but he’s the mayor’s boy. Always managed to get out of it.” O’brenne spat on the floor, crossing her arms over her chest. Her next words were surprisingly gentle. “You know how it is.” Claire swallowed, nodding. Yes, she certainly did know how it was. Countless vulnerable people knew all too well what that meant. “Not even the mayor can refute an arrest from a Guild member though,” she said, pride sparking a fire in her belly. This was part of why she’d entered the Guild, why she was a quester: there was so much that wasn’t right in the world, and not enough people who cared to fight to get it set right.

this made me think of all the people that say "it's just fiction, it's not the real world. i only read for escapism" when someone criticizes their favorite book lol SA awareness in a monster romance? idk SA sure seems like something that happens in the real world to me ·_·