Your path is clear,” said Moon Man. “You need to find it.” And the best way to find something you had lost was to return to the last place you remembered having it. In my case, I needed to start at the very beginning.

I doubt I would ever be missed. Noted absent, charged delinquent, reprimanded but never missed.

Trusting is hard. Knowing who to trust, even harder.

When the effort fails, is it worth the cost?

I balled my hands into tight fists to keep them from wrapping around Mr. I-Know-Everything's superior neck.

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

Don't knock the power of a pest," Leif said. "Persistance and stubborness can be useful in many situations.