Forsworn Quotes

“Calling someone’s bluff was a calculated risk that usually offered three possible outcomes: 1) the someone was a real bluffer, and the upper hand would soon be reversed in his favor; 2) the someone didn’t yet know whether they were bluffing and hoped they wouldn’t be called on it, so when they were, they would be momentarily distracted while considering their next course of action, which would then give him an opportunity to turn the proverbial tables on them, or; 3) they weren’t bluffing at all, which meant he’d made a very grave mistake.”
― David Estes, Forsworn

“There was something different in her voice now. She sounded weaker, less confident. Tomas waited, the silence so deep he could hear his own exhalations through his nostrils. The queen shook her head. “That was a long time ago. I should’ve written to you. I should’ve made some effort. I took the easy path. I simply…stayed. And now you despise me and Edward is…is…” “I don’t despise you.” She”
― David Estes, Forsworn