More like some small, fierce bird of prey, something with a sharp bite. An owl perhaps, that speaks only when the rest of the world sleeps. Jenny will do well enough.

I've loved fairytales, folklore and mythology since I was a small child, and I think it was inevitable that they would influence my style and my development of stories.

Become my friend and you embrace a nightmare.

Even in that time of utter darkness, somewhere deep inside me the memory of love and goodness had stayed alive.

Because if I see you defeated, then I think I will see Alban defeated, and if that happens, none of us can go on. To guard you is to guard the heart of this land of ours.

You may be your own best helper, if you choose the right path.

She went on because there was no going back.