Reviewing our fight, I asked Janco, “Why do you rhyme when you fight?

Unfortunately, diplomacy was a dance I needed to learn.

I remembered my little brother, Allyn, had appeared so innocent and angelic when he slept--similar to Kerrick. It must be a survival tactic. If Allyn hadn't looked so sweet, we would have killed him while he slept. He had been pure evil when he was awake--similar to Kerrick.

I am Trella the victorious leader of the Force of Sheep rebellion. Yes the name sounds ridiculous, and I still can't believe we named a major life changing event after livestock—or actually a stuffed animal—but it made sense at the time.

Lying to yourself is easy, too. I know. It's much harder to stay and deal with consequences.

I understood that Valek’s loyalty to the Commander was without question. His blue eyes held a fierce determination and I knew in my soul that Valek would take his own life after he had taken mine.

Maximum damage. It was the beginning of the end. Either we would fail or not. At least we could say we tried.