Wendy Scott > Quotes

“Hair so black it shone blue streamed to her knees, each strand straighter than a soldier’s back. Her age was impossible to gauge beneath the white powder which smoothed her face into a mask. Rouge slashed her cheeks, blood-red ink outlined her lips, and kohl shadowed her almond-shaped eyes. Sapphire powder glittered across her eyelids up to her eyebrows but her eyes were black pits that offered no reassurance.”
― Wendy Scott, Tiger House

“Every noble stared at the scepter’s diamond dragon head. Foolish men from minor houses wet their lips, wearing their ambition for all to see. Tekagi wanted to spit on them. They were not worthy wielders of this coveted prize. The old man’s hands quivered when he lifted up the scepter and touched the dragon head against the dead emperor’s forehead.”
― Wendy Scott, Tiger House

“The chamber was exactly as he’d left it: sacred engravings covered the stone walls and roof, artifacts jostled scrolls on the cramped table, the remains of a cup of wine was propped on top of the papyrus like a paperweight and it was as if he’d just stepped out for a moment.”
― Wendy Scott, Fantasy Firsts

“Tekagi hid a yawn behind her fan. Finally, the last platitudes were spoken over Emperor Oranjun’s corpse. She wasn’t fooled. The Ten did not mourn her father or his two oldest sons.”
― Wendy Scott, Tiger House

“Crap!” He couldn’t remember anything.”
― Wendy Scott, Tiger House

“So much had happened since being roused from her bed at dawn by the patrol. Mystery surrounded the initiations all young girls went through, and any hope she’d harbored that she’d soon be returning home was shattered by the hard set of the guards’ faces positioned next to the exits. It appeared her ordeal wasn’t over yet.”
― Wendy Scott, Fantasy Firsts

“A chill wind tugged at Tekagi’s black veil and midnight tresses. Her false fingernails, curved metal claws edged with black diamonds snared the fine mesh. The cloth ripped beneath her scalpel strokes when she flexed her fingers.”
― Wendy Scott, Tiger House