That was the Liam Stewart way of saying, Hi, darlin', missed you something fierce.

I used to dream about turning back time, about reclaiming the things I'd lost and the person I used to be.

They want you to think that darkness or evil is only something that gets inflicted on you by the outside world, but I know better, and I think the freak does, too. Sometimes the darkness lives inside you, and sometimes it wins.

The most important thing you ever did was learn how to survive. Do not let anyone make you feel like you shouldn't have.

Well, have you ever thought of bathing?' I asked, turning away. 'No one wants to hire a wizard who smells worse than their outhouse. And who knows what creatures are living in that hair?

Real friends are hard to come by, and as annoying as Henry is, he'd throw himself in front of dragon's fire for you." "And that's the definition of a real friend?" "Oh, yes, just ask Owain." He laughed.

Clancy had taught me well.