I know how to be the witness to her grief. I don't know how to be this kind of villain.

I don't lie," I lied.

And stupid. Brave and Stupid." Ravus smiled, but then his smile sagged. "But nothing can stop you from being terrible once you've learned how.

Everything was strange and beautiful and swollen with possibilities.

Tana. In all my long life, though there were many times I prayed for it, no one has ever saved me. No one but you.

The truth is messy. It's raw and uncomfortable. You can't blame people for preferring lies.

I thought weirdness was a good thing. I don't mean that defensively, either. I thought it was something to be cultivated.