“Honor," she said, "is the coin that stays in your pocket when all your silver has been spent.”

“I am a patriot. That means I owe my loyalty to the armies I swore to lead and the citizens I swore to protect. I am loyal to the crown and what it means. Not to the fool wearing it.”

“Honor," she said, "is the coin that stays in your pocket when all your silver has been spent.”

“There are few things more dangerous than a zealot with discipline”

“Everyone,” Caitlin said, cradling her wine glass, “is the hero of his own story. That goes double for fanatics. Some of the greatest horrors in history were perpetrated by people who insisted, all the way to damnation’s door, that they fought on the side of the angels.”

“A fresh bottle of Jack waited on the end table, but for the first time in weeks I didn’t feel the need to pour a nightcap. The music was better.”