Yorien's Hand Quotes

“I honestly do not know if I believe there is any hope for us in this coming war, and yet I am the one who keeps reassuring everyone else that there is.”
― Jenelle Leanne Schmidt, Yorien's Hand

“I remember standing here with the weight of the crown pressing down upon me so hard that I thought I might as well just sink to the ground and give up, and there are days it is still a wonder to me that I did not,”
― Jenelle Leanne Schmidt, Yorien's Hand

“Watch, observe, test,” Rhimmell replied. “Learn. And come to your own conclusions. Do not be swayed overmuch by the voices of others. Especially humans.”
― Jenelle Leanne Schmidt, Yorien's Hand

“Did you not see the way he located the portal none else could see or sense? Did you not watch him enter that prison and return with the Wilding wizardess in his arms? Were you truly blind to the assistance he gave the young king when his strength was almost spent, allowing the Wanderer enough time to rescue his beloved? Youngling, you have spent three years amongst your own kind, have you not yet learned to trust your own insight? It is not our way to teach by telling every answer. You must divine the truth of such weighty matters for yourself. If Kiernan seems but a fool to you, is it because you truly believe him to be one, or because your human friends dismiss him as such? Does the esteem of dragons yet bear no weight in your human-trained mind?”
― Jenelle Leanne Schmidt, Yorien's Hand

“But there is great beauty in the world, as well, young one. Do not let yourself be overwhelmed by the evil you see. You must cling to the light you know exists, even when it appears to be blotted out by the darkness. The love of Cruithaor Elchiyl, the kindness of the wizardesses, the loyalty of your friends, the wisdom of the Minstrel, these are the reasons we continue.”
― Jenelle Leanne Schmidt, Yorien's Hand

“Her heart ached at the thought of leaving Kaitryn and Justan, but they had each other, and they were strong. They would face the world together, and they would hold each other up and comfort one another in the midst of whatever storms might come.”
― Jenelle Leanne Schmidt, Yorien's Hand

“do.”
― Jenelle Leanne Schmidt, Yorien's Hand

“But then I met you. And I saw that you were a king willing to fight and die with his men. A king not only full of courage, but also full of daring and pride and strength. Here today, I see more. You bear authority and power, but also humility and gratitude. Your Majesty, you have broken down every belief I had about royalty. You are not what I expected you to be, and at first I hated you for it. I resented you for your lineage and the authority I did not think you had earned, but I did not understand the corresponding responsibility and agony that walks alongside that heritage.”
― Jenelle Leanne Schmidt, Yorien's Hand

“This was what it had always been like for the royal family. A crown, a responsibility, handed down through generations. The throne was a heritage, and the man who took his place upon it was no more or less worthy of the chair he sat upon than Devrin was the dragon he now rode. A person couldn’t choose his heritage, he could only attempt to be worthy of it.”
― Jenelle Leanne Schmidt, Yorien's Hand

“You made the decision I wish I could have made and look at where you ended up. Was your sleep troubled by nightmares? Could you feel the threat coming before it ever reached you?”
― Jenelle Leanne Schmidt, Yorien's Hand

“What is so wrong with me worrying?” Kamarie asked, her tone much gentler than before. “You worry about things all the time. Everyone I know worries, even Brant, and it hasn’t killed them yet. What’s so wrong about me hearing bad news and worrying a little over it?”
― Jenelle Leanne Schmidt, Yorien's Hand

“it?”
― Jenelle Leanne Schmidt, Yorien's Hand

“reasons.”
― Jenelle Leanne Schmidt, Yorien's Hand

“Bravo, bravo! This is what we need, a united front for all the right reasons.”
― Jenelle Leanne Schmidt, Yorien's Hand

“be!”
― Jenelle Leanne Schmidt, Yorien's Hand

“Can you taste their dread my beauty? Can you smell it? It tastes like freedom. This time we will not be stopped, we will not be driven back, our prison will be destroyed and I shall never be caged there again. Soon I shall reclaim my true form, and then I will rule forever as the king I was meant to be!”
― Jenelle Leanne Schmidt, Yorien's Hand