Rise of the Magi Quotes

“This isn’t about justice. It’s about power, and it appears you’ve just handed her yours!”
― Elyse DeBarre, Rise of the Magi

“And may you burn in Hades before the night is done.”
― Elyse DeBarre, Rise of the Magi

“Carefully she peered around the doorway, blade clutched tight… And looked directly into the surprised gaze of one of the guards." The tension was real—but was the threat?

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― Elyse DeBarre, Rise of the Magi

“Beneath his illusion of calm lies another world – one he cannot imagine, one he will never control. Those who know the game, rewrite the rules.”
― Elyse DeBarre, Rise of the Magi

“As I said, they created a decoy. But they wanted most of us to live, so we’d return to tell the Lugal. They wounded me, but they didn’t wish me to die. They wanted to distract us from the true location of their scheme. And if they saw me reach the Euphrates, then that wasn’t the actual location for their plans. Why did they do this? To create fear, and confusion. How do I know? Since I do this myself.”

Novelo (final draft available behind a high paywall).
© 2025. All rights reserved.”
― Elyse DeBarre, Rise of the Magi

“As I said, they created a decoy. But they wanted most of us to live, so we’d return to tell the Lugal. They wounded me, but they didn’t wish me to die. They wanted to distract us from the true site of their scheme. And if they saw me reach the Euphrates, then that wasn’t the actual location for their plans. Why did they do this? To create fear, and confusion. How do I know? Since I do this myself.”

Available on Novelo (final draft behind a high paywall).
© 2025. All rights reserved.”
― Elyse DeBarre, Rise of the Magi