“If they took you from me, it would be like they concealed my heart from me.”

“Evie's head is pressed tightly to my chest; I would pull her inside of me and have my heart beat for us both if I could.”

“To ache from the knowledge that I may never hold you again - to count the moments, like grains of sand, while we were parted only to escape the sky and find that you still only know me as a boy from school...”

“You were afraid of me? Don't you meet with the Fallen in Sheol?""Yes, but none of them had ever stolen my heart nor left me without words to ponder its loss.”

“...I have never seen him smile like that—it’s intoxicating, especially because I never thought he would smile like that at me.”

“Russell?”“Yeah! You got my back now?” Russell asks in a sour tone, looking over the railing from the tower above. “’Cuz one of them freaky demon things almost ate me after y’all left!”“A Riser nearly ate you?” Reed asks with humor in his tone“Yeah, whatever—it’s not funny!” he calls down, sounding irritated. “Next time, I want Zee for my wingman.”“That is because I am the ultimate assassin,” Zephyr replies from behind Reed.”

“May what lies ahead of this warrior or behind him never take from me what is inside of him, for it is mine.”