The Blood of The Fifth Knight Quotes

“There is no such thing in life as “sure.” I’ve learned that much.”
― E.M. Powell, The Blood of The Fifth Knight

“I suggested it, because she should have something to mark her presence on this earth. You and I, we are so lucky. We have our children. We will live on through them. That poor girl, pushed onto my aging father. Brought into harm’s way, through her youth and beauty, by men who sought only to use her.’ She shook her head, her gaze full of sadness now. ‘She should not be forgotten, the fair Rosamund. She deserved more. As every woman does.”
― E.M. Powell, The Blood of The Fifth Knight

“Henry picked up the empty vial and carefully poured the saint’s blood back in. He would keep it as a blessing and a protection in a lace of holiness. With such a guardian in the heavens, his enemies would never have a chance to hurt him again. He would be safe from every harm, as would all those whom he loved.”
― E.M. Powell, The Blood of The Fifth Knight

“Forget knighthood, kingdoms, battles. The murder of Archbishop Thomas Becket in Canterbury Cathedral, the murder that Henry now did penance for. The murder that he, Sir Benedict Palmer, had been present at. What mattered now was to keep his family safe.”
― E.M. Powell, The Blood of The Fifth Knight