Laura

“Saulė toliau leisis ir tekės, mėnulis leisis ir tekės, metų laikai keis vienas kitą, o karas ir toliau siautės, kol vienas iš dievų arba abu atguls į kapus.”
― Rebecca Ross, Ruthless vows

“I am so afraid. And yet how I long to be vulnerable and brave when it comes to my own
heart”
― Rebecca Ross, Divine Rivals

“I'll tell you a story, I whispered. It always helped me sleep as a child.
He nodded, folding his hands over his lap, and closed his eyes.
There once was a girl, clever and good, who tarried in shadow in the depths of the wood. There also was a King, a shepherd by his crook, who reigned over magic and wrote the old book. The two were together, so the two-
I couldn't go on.
Elspeth.
No. I'm not ready. Not yet.
Finish the story, dear one.
My voice shook. The two were together-
Together.
So the two were the same.
The girl, he whispered, honey and oil and silk.
The King...
We said the final words together, our voices echoing, listless, through the dark. A final note. An eternal farewell. And the monster they became.”
― Rachel Gillig, Two Twisted Crowns

“Above rowan and yew, the elm tree stands tall. It waits along borders, a sentry at call.”
― Rachel Gillig, Two Twisted Crowns