We are searching for the same thing,โ Stripey said. โHow do you know?โ Janco asked. โI read his mind.โ The Sitian pointed to Ari. โYours was tooโฆchaotic. Too many useless thoughts to wade through.โ A compliment or an insult? Janco guessed compliment and preened.
Maria V. SnyderYou're easily distracted by the pattern of the cloth and can't see the quality of the threads.
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. SnyderMy cheek stung and throbbed. I remained on the floor of the cave. Belen stood between me and Kerrick. "...temper in check. She's a sweet girl," Belen said. "She's a healer, Belen. And no longer a girl. Healing Ryne is all I care about. All you should care about, as well. You know-" "Yes, I know what's at stake." Belen spat the words. "But if you raise your hand to her again, I'll rip your arm from its socket.
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