He sighed. " I don't think an apology will do, Mercy. Because an apology implies that you wouldn't do it again. And, under the circumstances, you wouldn't do anything differently, would you?" "No.

His grandfather had often told him that he tried too hard to move trees when a wiser man would walk around them.

It was complicated. I understood it, mostly, but I had to think a little sideways to do it.

Over the years, she'd learned not to question him to closely—mostly because he wouldn't answer her.

But that was the trouble with ancient artifacts - no one really knew what they did.

Wolves eat coyotes," Gordon said[...] If he weren't an old man, I had some rude things I could have said to that. "Yes," observed Adam blandly. "I do." Yep. That was the one that came to mind. And he didn't even blush when he said it. Maybe Gordon would miss the double entendre. But he grinned cheerfully at Adam.

Anna looked at Brother Wolf. ‘I’d like to see someone try to put a radio control collar on Charles. It might be fun to watch on YouTube.