“To harm another human releases your inner beast, allowing him to devour you in an orgy of hate. It will lead to a frenzy of butchery and bloodshed. And it will enslave your soul until a larger beast feasts on your corruptible flesh.”

—  L. K. Samuels

Source: Ferret: The Reluctant King (2020), p. 139

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