# Lioness Rampant
Author:: Tamora Pierce
## Highlights
> What she knew of the legendary order of warriors she’d learned piecemeal. Warriors named after mythical beasts—unicorn, griffin, phoenix—were the best of their order: the Dragon was the best of the best. Each Shang warrior received an animal’s name after passing an ordeal and then living in the world a year. She knew that Shang accepted boy and girl children, no older than seven years of age and as young as four, to study their hard way of life. The were required to master many kinds of weapons and, more interestingly, a number of barehand techniques of fighting. ([Location 228](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B002ZAJIT2&location=228))
> “The Jewel only works for those who are rulers or conquerors by nature. It also explains why the Jewel was often better used by a commoner than by someone royal-born. Just because you’re born to be a king doesn’t mean you have the will for it. ([Location 414](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B002ZAJIT2&location=414))
> “I just wondered why you feel you have to be all warrior or all woman. Can’t you be both?” ([Location 736](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B002ZAJIT2&location=736))
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Title: Lioness Rampant
Author: Tamora Pierce
Tags: readwise, books
date: 2024-01-30
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# Lioness Rampant
Author:: Tamora Pierce
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## Highlights
> What she knew of the legendary order of warriors she’d learned piecemeal. Warriors named after mythical beasts—unicorn, griffin, phoenix—were the best of their order: the Dragon was the best of the best. Each Shang warrior received an animal’s name after passing an ordeal and then living in the world a year. She knew that Shang accepted boy and girl children, no older than seven years of age and as young as four, to study their hard way of life. The were required to master many kinds of weapons and, more interestingly, a number of barehand techniques of fighting. ([Location 228](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B002ZAJIT2&location=228))
> “The Jewel only works for those who are rulers or conquerors by nature. It also explains why the Jewel was often better used by a commoner than by someone royal-born. Just because you’re born to be a king doesn’t mean you have the will for it. ([Location 414](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B002ZAJIT2&location=414))
> “I just wondered why you feel you have to be all warrior or all woman. Can’t you be both?” ([Location 736](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B002ZAJIT2&location=736))