“Breath belongs to Mehay. Ecl has no use for it.”

“We return to the void we never left, for Mehay is the center of all, and all is the center of nothing.”

“We are not.We never were; we never shall be. We return to the void we never, for mehay is the center of all, and all is the center of nothing.”

“The question then is, how much are you willing to give?" And I answered, "Anything." A breath later, Zane echoed my response with, "Everything.”

“Fate has a twisted sense of humor.”

“I wish to you sunshine, my dear one, my dear one. And treetops for you to soar past. I wish to you innocence, my child, my child. I pray you don't grow up too fast.Never know pain, my dear one, my dear one. Nor hunger nor fear nor sorrow. Never know war, my child, my child. Remember your hope for tomorrow.”

“By the time I found sleep that night, back in the Hawk's Keep, my throat was tight with too many tears unshed, screams unuttered and prayers whose words I could never seem to find.”