My life is an apology for the life of my father.

Children are geniuses.

You have a wound too, Papa." Hanna took Brigan's left hand, which was wrapped in a bandage, and inspected it. "Did you throw the first punch?

Well, none of it would ever end if she was too afraid for it to begin.

To Garan's credit, the treatment of Dellian prisoners did change after that. One particularly laconic man, after a session in which Fire learned positively nothing, thanked her for it specifically. "Best dungeons I ever been in," he said, chewing on a toothpick. "Wonderful," Garan grumbled when he had gone. "We'll grow a reputation for our kindness to lawbreakers.

Katsa and Po were trying to drown each other and, judging from their hoots of laughter, enjoying it immensely.

Raff, what have you done to yourself? Your hair is positively blue.