No matter that we could be beheaded for this,” said Esa. “Heads are overrated.” “Yes, they are so unfashionable,” said Miri, imitating an Aslandian accent. “This spring, ladies of style are wearing their feathers in their necks.

Razo was sorely tempted to assert that all was true and he'd lost his horns and tail in a tragic childhood accident

Really, becoming a writer sounds more like a mental illness than a professional choice.

Hey, times are tough, and thirty gold coins can do a lot of good. But I guess you wouldn't know about needing money, since you grew up like a little princ..." (Rapunzel glares) "Prin... soner. I mean, prisoner! A prisoner in a tower, such a shame, that.

And new, too. Remade. Ready to move again. Listening was the start, she decided. Doing was the next step.

He smiled in a way that made me want to kiss him right on the spot. Or the lips. Whichever was closer.

Razo knew he was best at nothing, except maybe cramming two cherries into a single nostril.