Mar 3, 2024
“[Daja] felt as if she had aged a hundred years. Suddenly all of the elegance around her looked like a mask for some cruel beast. She had to eye every man who passed her, asking herself if he had ever kidnapped a woman—or if he would, given the chance. Were all men like this? No, she told herself firmly. Never Briar. Or Frostpine. Or Tris’s teacher Niko, or our sometimes teacher Crane, or Duke Vedris, or Dedicate Gorse, the temple cook. She doubted Ambros or Zhegorz would consider it, either. No, Daja, don’t be a fool. You know plenty of men who would never even think of pulling such a vile trick.”
Tamora Pierce, “The Will of the Empress”
#there ARE good men#just not a whole lot of them in this book#daja kisubo#briar moss#frostpine#niklaren goldeye#dedicate crane#vedris fer toren#duke vedris#dedicate gorse#ambros fer landreg#zhegorz#tamora pierce#the will of the empress#will of the empress#good men#bad men#“men only want one thing”#the circle reforged
