Yippee. Iโve been promoted from fire lighter to delivery boy. Iโll write a letter home to Mother. Sheโll be so pleased.โ --Leif
Maria V. SnyderDon't worry. I'm only your escort tonight. I would offer to protect you from the drunken attentions of the other men, but I know all too well that you're quite capagble of holding your own.
Maria V. Snyder[Riley] slapped his hands to his face and then dropped them as if in surrender. 'I always say the wrong thing around you. Look, can we start over?' Over?" Yes. Over. Wipe the board clean.' But I would have to go back to hating you and not trusting you' I said Oh, well don't do that.' He paused and chewed his lip. 'Does that mean you like and trust me now?' " - Riley and Trella
Maria V. SnyderItโs your fault. I was defending you!โ I blurted. He paused. โIn protecting my honor, you exposed months of work. I should be flattered?
Maria V. SnyderYou 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.
Maria V. Snyder