I cannot tell her I have been moping over a broken heart when I have worked so hard to convince her I have no heart at all.

He smiles then, and even though it is well past midnight, its as if the sun has just come out.

It takes a surprising amount of courage to place one's hand into an unseen area when your mind is thinking about vermin.

One heart cannot serve two masters.

A kiss for luck, demoiselle?" It is a magnificent, lusty kiss and I feel nothing but deep regret that it may be his last. Just before he pulls away, he whispers in my ear. "Duval said to give you that should I get a chance. It is from him.

The maids in my village talked of falling in love with a man at first sight. That has always seemed naught but foolishness to me. Until I enter Sister Serafina's workshop. It is unlike anything I have ever seen, full of strange sights and smells, and I tumble headlong into love.

So.... You are well equipped for our service.' 'Which is?' 'We kill people.