She’s an old lady,” Barron says. “And she’s been locked up for years. Let her have some fun. She needs to blow off steam. Seduce old dudes. Lose money at canasta.

There is nothing for her beyond those gates," Gavriel said. "Do you think to bring her along like a talisman to remind you of your humanity? Or do you think sharing your damnation will lighten the burden of it?

Telling Sam and Daneca feels like peeling off my own skin to expose everything underneath. It hurts.

Magic gives you a lot of choices," Grandad says. "Most of them are bad.

Don't be drinking the Haterade.

You are the only thing I have that is neither duty nor obligation, the only thing I chose for myself. The only thing I want.

She sits up. I can’t read her expression, but her cheeks look a little pink. “I didn’t think you were going to be here.” “I live here.