Before he turned away, I asked, 'What do you need?' 'I need you. I need to give you a proper kiss. I need you to be my mate.
Maria V. SnyderThere is a reason for everything. You might not be able to figure it out, and time might have made us all forget it, but the reason is there all the same.
Maria V. SnyderYippee. Iโve been promoted from fire lighter to delivery boy. Iโll write a letter home to Mother. Sheโll be so pleased.โ --Leif
Maria V. SnyderI didn't expect a knife, though. Is it the one missing from the kitchen?" "Did Rand report it?" I felt betrayed. Why hadn't he just asked for it back? "No. It just makes sense to keep track of large kitchen knives, so when one goes missing you're not surprised when someone attacks you with it.
Maria V. SnyderLet's go. We're supposed to rendezvous with the Captain at the lake. Oh, and try to keep the noise down. You sound like a panicked moose crashing through the woods," the smarter man chided. "Oh yeah. Like you could hear me over your specially trained 'woodland-animal footsteps,'" Rough Voice countered. "It was like listening to two deer humping each other.
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