Strong Heroes Quotes

“He told me he intended to kill me.” Shock filled the raw, low sentence. Brus didn’t interrupt, sensing she needed him to listen and not respond. “I…I got away because I had a flash of memory—” Her words halted then, and her searching gaze delved into his. “Ye taught me how to defend myself.” It wasn’t a question, but he nodded.
“Why?”
“I could nae stand the thought of ye ever being helpless,” he said, answering honestly.”
― Julie Johnstone, Highland Reckoning