I know I hated magic for a reason," Janco said. "Congratulations. This is the first time you've had a VALID reason to hate something," Ari countered. "Remember your campaign against sand?" "Sand! Horrid little stuff. Gets everywhere. I had a perfectly good argue--" "Janco." Ari's voice rumbled deep in his throat. In a heartbeat, Janco switched gears. "Well, this blood magic sounds worse than sand.

One, and two, and three, four, five. Keep fighting like this and you will die," Janco sang.

Here we go. Kerrick was as subtle as a thunderstorm.

The Queen Seeker was back!

Love trumps logic?" "Every time.

Ah, Kerry. You've found your heart. Who is she?" ... "A healer, but she's... gone.

You had me tied in knots. You saved Belen's life, and I wanted to kill and thank you all at the same time. And during those nights when we didn't know if you'd live or die, I went from being angry, to worried to frustrated to scared all within a single heartbeat. If you had die, I would have killed you.