I gave him a bored look. I had been threatened many times before and had learned that the men who didn’t make verbal threats were the most dangerous.

Pretty stupid,” I called after his retreating form. “To give up before all possible solutions have been tried.

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 gave him a bored look. I had been threatened many times before and had learned that the men who didn’t make verbal threats were the most dangerous.

It's the effort, not the results that matter.

The heart is a strange beast and not ruled by logic.

Bad dreams are ghosts of our fears and worries, haunting us while we sleep. I doubt Valek is in trouble.