Ashley DiMuzio

“You saved me," Nelson said, realization dawning. "You were the hand that came out of The Darkness”

“She also saw mental hurt that would more than likely stay with him for the rest of his life as a constant reminder of how his mind had been violated and torn. But she also saw brightness—brightness and life and determination in those orbs. And, best of all, she saw the absence of fear and knew that he was going to be okay.”

“But then when the sun rose, so would his shield, and he would walk into the sunlight with a determined smile and a speech prepared to rally the fighters.”

“It created a murmur of voices, from which no single word could be discerned. Instead, it synthesized the sound of bees buzzing around in a mad swarm, angered by a breach of their hive.”