Status Updates From The Heir to the North (Male...

knowledge requires questions. Tests. Proof and disproof. There is no god I can think of who would be happy to see his worshippers questioning the tenets of their faith, questioning that god’s very existence. That, I think, is why there is no god of knowledge but man himself.

In some places the priests would descend with their arms spread wide if a man looked reasonably wealthy, but when the poor approached, they came out with sticks.

The first thing she saw was the gibbet that stuck out from the top of the gate frame. The corpse that hung from it had been there some time, at least a couple of weeks. She had seen it before, in other towns. Many places followed the custom of displaying captured outlaws and murderers over their gates, to discourage others from taking the same path, but it always unnerved her.

Even though it has the familiar tropes I am enjoying this novel. Hopefully now that the groundwork has been set, things can start to get more interesting

Not sure why I can't connect with this story. It's really good and Diana Croft's narration is some of the best I've heard all year. Her characterization is excellent. I think this might be a 'me' problem.