“ My dear, treacherous mother,” he breathed. “What have you done? ”
I will stand beside you through all of this,' she said when she could finally speak. “And welcome you home with gladness when it’s over, and you return triumphant.
~ Grace Draven
There’s more.”“Of course there is,” Brishen said flatly. It had started badly; it turned worse and hinted at becoming ruinous.
Wouldn’t it have been better to conserve your strength and rest?” Ildiko mused after a moment. “I’ll sleep long and hard when I’m dead. You defy death by celebrating life.
She sighed. “I can’t help it. I worry for you when you lead these patrols. I don’t sleep until you return.His features softened. “Then you don’t dream of me when I’m gone
