Oscove?" Valek paused. "He didn't have the stomach for it.

...my sanity threatened to take a holiday without me.

Skewer is just too vague. I think if you say, ’Stand back or I’ll stab him in the stomach,’ then I have an idea about how serious you are. After all, Leif’s stomach is his favorite body part so that’s a decent threat.

Yippee. I’ve been promoted from fire lighter to delivery boy. I’ll write a letter home to Mother. She’ll be so pleased.” --Leif

After almost two hours of creeping around the forest, one of the jacks discovered Belen. He had fallen asleep, and the young man had literally tripped over him. So much for his reputation.

Sorry. An overdeveloped nurturing instinct comes with being a healer.

His words sliced through my heart, cutting it into little pathetic pieces.