The Lost Woods Quotes

“Maris and Bari worked with him and did what they could. But Maris wasn't always focused on her work. Once, Evan sent her into the forest to pick some sweetsong, an herb he used to prepare thesis; but Maris found herself thinking about the council as she wandered through the damp, cool woods. It had begun now, she thought, and she seemed to hear Val, Corm, and the others talking, and she considered their arguments, and wondered how it would end, and who they had chosen to preside. When she finally returned, the basket was full of lying grass, which resembles sweetsong but has no medicinal properties. Evan picked up the basket and sighed, shaking his head. "Maris, Maris," he murmured, "what should I do?" He turned to Bari. "Little one, go get me some sweetsong before it gets dark. Your aunt isn't feeling well.”
― George R.R. Martin, Windhaven

“Where the blanket of ferns and rotting leaves of the undergrowth thinned, revealing patches of hard-packed earth, long lines of honey ants moved quickly through the shadows of the trees. I stepped over them so as not to trample them—they reminded me of when, as children, Leera and I saved them from boys who wanted to suck their sugary backs—then I looked up.
Even though the sun hadn't set yet, its rays barely filtered through the branches that connected the canopies of the towering cypress trees. The cool, humid air left a clammy sensation on the skin.”
― Krisha Skies, La ragazza colibrì (Libri)