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“She does not know how to feel safe.” As I said it I knew it was true. “We will have to teach her how.”
― Maresi
― Maresi
“I saw the same thing in him as I had seen in the eyes of the men who stole me and my sisters that night, and in the eyes of the men who had sold me for silver and gold: to them I am a thing.”
― Naondel
― Naondel
“Att komma till Klostret och lära mig läsa var som att få ett stort fönster öppnat mot ljus och värme.”
― Maresi
― Maresi
“It had gone so far that mothers in certain regions where the slave scouts were most rife, such as Eliana, disfigured their daughters by shaving their heads, cutting or burning their faces, pulling out their teeth. Anything to try to keep them safe. Those born with a cleft lip or birthmarks were seen as blessed. They were safe”
― Naondel
― Naondel
“You have to let go of the old to begin something new. But that does not mean it is lost forever.”
― Maresi
― Maresi
“It was a door, tall and narrow and silver in the bright moonlight. It was closed, but I could sense the darkness that waited on the other side. Darkness so deep not even the light of the moon could penetrate it. It was the door from the hunger winter, and behind it the Crone was waiting.”
― Maresi
― Maresi
“Holy Goddess,” I whispered into Jai’s hair, which smelled like soap and sun-bleached linen. “Maiden, Mother, and Crone, I pray to all your aspects. Relieve this girl’s burden.”
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“Our island is very small and difficult to find if you do not follow the regular route. Sister Loeni says it is the First Mother who veils the island, but Sister O snorts and mutters something about incompetent sailors. I believe it is the island that hides itself.”
― Maresi Red Mantle
― Maresi Red Mantle
