I'm a terrible prince. I should put my kingdom first and everything else second, but your first. I want you by my side every second, but I know I would crumble if I lost you.
Shannon HaleI let my head fall back, and I gazed into the Eternal Blue Sky. It was morning. Some of the sky was yellow, some the softest blue. One small cloud scuttled along. Strange how everything below can be such death and chaos and pain while above the sky is peace, sweet blue gentleness. I heard a shaman say once, the Ancestors want our souls to be like the blue sky.
Shannon HaleFinn, do you see the liasโwhatever, the orange-haired girl?โ Razo Gestured ahead. โDo you think sheโs pretty?โ Finn glanced Dashaโs way, then returned his attention ot his horse. โSheโs all right.โ โReally? Just all right?โ Finn shrugged. Razo rolled his eyes. โWhat am I saying? He doesnโt think any girl is pretty but Enna.โ โAre there any girls but Enna?โ Finn called back. โThereโd better be.
Shannon Hale