“She was the heir of ash and fire, and she would bow to no one.”
― Heir of Fire
― Heir of Fire
“Quietness is an essential part of all awareness. In quiet times and sleepy times, a child can dwell in thoughts of his own, and in songs and stories of his own.”
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“They danced in silence for several long moments, spinning together and apart, a slower version of their cadence in the ring. And then, out of nowhere, Lila asked, “Why?”
“Why what?”
“Why did you ask me to dance?”
He almost smiled. A ghost. A trick of the light. “So you couldn’t run away again before I said hello.”
“Hello,” said Lila.
“Hello,” said Kell. “Where have you been?”
― A Gathering of Shadows
“Why what?”
“Why did you ask me to dance?”
He almost smiled. A ghost. A trick of the light. “So you couldn’t run away again before I said hello.”
“Hello,” said Lila.
“Hello,” said Kell. “Where have you been?”
― A Gathering of Shadows
“Standing there on display was painful enough.
Now came the truly unfortunate task of socializing.”
― A Gathering of Shadows
Now came the truly unfortunate task of socializing.”
― A Gathering of Shadows
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