Mab turned back to me and eyed me up and down. She quirked one eyebrow, very slightly, somehow conveying layers of disapproval toward multiple aspects of my appearance, conduct, and situation, and said, 'Finally.' 'Thereโs been a lot on my mind,' I replied. 'It seems unlikely that your cares will lighten,' Queen Mab replied. 'Improve your mind.'
Jim ButcherErlking,โ I told her. โBig-time bad guy. Wants to eat me.โ โWhy?โ she asked. โWell. I met him,โ I said.
Jim ButcherLife is full of toil, sacrifice, and pain, and from the time we stop growing, we know that we've begun dying. We watch helplessly as year by year, our bodies age and fail, while our survival instincts compel us to keep on going-which means living with the terrifying knowledge that ultimately death is inescapable.
Jim ButcherWell. Weโll just have to hope that this wasnโt a loup-garou, I guess.โ โIf it was a louper, youโd know,โ Bob said wisely. โIn the middle of this town, youโd have a dozen people dead every time the full moon came around. Whatโs going on?โ โA dozen people are dying every time the full moon comes around.
Jim Butcher