Guards! Guards! We Defy You! -

Guards! Guards! We Defy You!

A brave man stands up to the dragon and says “We defy you!” as he refuses to have his daughter sacrificed.

This is my other favorite scene in the book. Even though it’s only a moment, as he is abandoned by his neighbors and flamed, it is one of the best moments of bravery in literature.

discworld illustration pen and ink dragon ankh morpork defiance — “I don’t care!“ He shouted, his voice echoing from wall-to-wall in the silence., We defy you! If you kill me, you might as well kill all of us!“
Guards! Guards! Page 304

April 22, 2022

Wpmorse

in Illustration, Pen and Ink

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