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A Fire in the Darkness
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“Just that afternoon, Farh had told Garridon that she was no longer afraid, and he had believed her; but now he saw that letting go of fear was undoubtedly a road of many steps.”
― A Fire in the Darkness
― A Fire in the Darkness
“Haylan regarded her, his inner voice reminding him of all of the reasons why he should not be speaking with her at all. But then he said, “I am normally quite a pleasant person, really. Amiable. That is a word I have often heard used in reference to me. ‘He is so amiable.’”
Wynnfrith seemed to detect the edge of bitterness in him when he said it, and now it was she who shifted her position to better face him. “It is a good thing to be, surely.”
“It is,” Haylan sighed. “But you see, I always wanted to be known as something more than that.”
“You are a soldier,” she noted. “I suppose you wanted to be thought brave and fearsome.”
Haylan hesitated for the briefest of moments. “Strong,” he said. “Strong and capable.”
“Capable of what? Killing?”
“Capable of the role I was meant to fill.”
“Mm,” she mused. “Well, being amiable does not mean that you are weak or incapable.”
“That is true.” He leaned his head back against his column. “Of course that is true. A person can be all three at once. But it was the amiability of which they always spoke. Why not, ‘He is wise’? or ‘He is shrewd’? or even ‘just’ or ‘merciful’? Amiable…”
“I suppose it is not a description that demands respect,” Wynnfrith granted.
“You are right,” Haylan said abruptly. “I do know the firedark well. And if a man encountered him, that man would not leave the encounter saying, ‘he is amiable.’ Though,” he laughed weakly, “in truth, he is. People see Gabrel, and… There is an air of power and authority about him that cannot be denied. Even if you never see him demonstrate that power, you can feel it—the fact that he could perform marvels if he wished to do so.”
― A Fire in the Darkness
Wynnfrith seemed to detect the edge of bitterness in him when he said it, and now it was she who shifted her position to better face him. “It is a good thing to be, surely.”
“It is,” Haylan sighed. “But you see, I always wanted to be known as something more than that.”
“You are a soldier,” she noted. “I suppose you wanted to be thought brave and fearsome.”
Haylan hesitated for the briefest of moments. “Strong,” he said. “Strong and capable.”
“Capable of what? Killing?”
“Capable of the role I was meant to fill.”
“Mm,” she mused. “Well, being amiable does not mean that you are weak or incapable.”
“That is true.” He leaned his head back against his column. “Of course that is true. A person can be all three at once. But it was the amiability of which they always spoke. Why not, ‘He is wise’? or ‘He is shrewd’? or even ‘just’ or ‘merciful’? Amiable…”
“I suppose it is not a description that demands respect,” Wynnfrith granted.
“You are right,” Haylan said abruptly. “I do know the firedark well. And if a man encountered him, that man would not leave the encounter saying, ‘he is amiable.’ Though,” he laughed weakly, “in truth, he is. People see Gabrel, and… There is an air of power and authority about him that cannot be denied. Even if you never see him demonstrate that power, you can feel it—the fact that he could perform marvels if he wished to do so.”
― A Fire in the Darkness
“Caldraeg’s eyes had been on the dark landscape, but now they went again to his son. “Garridon has changed.”
“Aye. So I have noticed,” Gabrel agreed.
“He is no longer afraid of me."
“And that in turn makes you afraid.”
“What?” Caldraeg’s thick eyebrows lowered harshly. “Rubbish.”
Gabrel felt certain that it was not rubbish, that Caldraeg was afraid—very afraid. He was afraid of a power that could teach his son kindness when he ought to have learned none, but he was still more afraid of a power that could give his son courage. He was afraid of a power that was to Garridon so much more compelling than the power of his influence.”
― A Fire in the Darkness
“Aye. So I have noticed,” Gabrel agreed.
“He is no longer afraid of me."
“And that in turn makes you afraid.”
“What?” Caldraeg’s thick eyebrows lowered harshly. “Rubbish.”
Gabrel felt certain that it was not rubbish, that Caldraeg was afraid—very afraid. He was afraid of a power that could teach his son kindness when he ought to have learned none, but he was still more afraid of a power that could give his son courage. He was afraid of a power that was to Garridon so much more compelling than the power of his influence.”
― A Fire in the Darkness
“Kalla felt sorrow—that immense, inescapable sorrow that had been chasing after her for days now, for weeks—coming to choke up her smiles.”
― A Fire in the Darkness
― A Fire in the Darkness
“Not imbecilic at all. The truth was built into us, Kalla, though life tried to convince us that it was a lie.”
― A Fire in the Darkness
― A Fire in the Darkness
“Iyt looked at him and moved to sit back nearer, but she did not speak. There was no need. There was nothing to be said. It was enough to sit quietly like this side by side. It was enough to be together again.”
― A Fire in the Darkness
― A Fire in the Darkness
