#standing up to power

“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

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.