The Priory of the Orange Tree Quotes

“When she saw Tane, and the blue tunic of the High Sea Guard, the child knelt at once and set her forehead between her hands.”

″‘All stories grow from a seed of truth,’ Truyde said. ‘They are knowledge after figuration.‘”

“A world divided. A queendom without an heir. An ancient enemy awakens.”

“Currently, Queen Sabran the Ninth’s power in Inys is tenuous; she has yet to produce an heir to the throne and the Nameless One threatens to awaken again.”

“Ead keeps a watchful eye on Sabran, secretly protecting her with forbidden magic.”

“Sir Galian married Princess Cleolind after battling the wyrm on her behalf. ”

“Their descendents in the House of Berethnet have ruled Inys as queens and been the symbol of the religion of Virtuedom, while dragons and magic are condemned and feared. ”

“Ead Duryan is an outsider from the South who acts as a lady-in-waiting and protector to Sabran.”

“Across the dark sea, Tané has trained to be a dragon rider since she was a child, but is forced to make a choice that could see her life unravel.”

“Meanwhile, the divided East and West refuse to parley, and forces of chaos are rising from their sleep. ”

“When Tané comes upon an outsider and trespasser from the West, she throws her future into jeopardy by hiding him with Niclays Roos, an alchemist searching for the secret to immortality who was banished from Sabran’s court years ago.”

“The evil, fire-breathing wyrm known as the Nameless One was defeated nearly a thousand years ago by the knight Sir Galian Berethnet with a sword, Ascalon, created by the Witch of Inysca.”