I thought of betrayal and how it came so easily - in a word, a glance, a gesture.

Liadan," he said, staring intently at the ground. "Yes," I whispered. "Don't wed that man Eamonn. Tell him, if he takes you, he's a dead." --Bran

My advice to aspiring writers of fantasy trilogies or series is that each book needs two main plots. There's the 'big story', the over-arching grand plot of the entire series, and there is the complete-in-itself, one-book plot.

Trust can be a hard lesson; hope still more difficult.

You are... you're like a beating heart. A glowing lamp. I've never met anyone like you before.

I wanted so much to keep you safe. I did my best. I'm sorry things didn't come out different for the two of us. I wish I could have been good enough for you.

She seemed fragile like a moonflower – destined to bloom for a single lovely night, and then to fade and fall.