“He shoved at me, tried to take control, but I was nothing if not made of stubborn.”

“If you are to survive, you need to put your stubbornness aside and listen to me.” “Oh, I just love that idea.”

“Zayvion swore, and I mean he pulled out a raft of curses that made me rethink his upbringing.”

“I promise I'll stay as safe as I can. And since Zay refuses to leave me alone, I figure if things get bad, I can always shove him into the line of fire while I run like hell.”

“Rock, meet stubborn place.”

“He made it sound like he was teaching me the ABC’s and knew there was no way I’d ever make it to Q.”

“You threw Shackle," Terric said. "At his head. With a hell of a lot of magic.""He was trying to kill you guys. He'd trapped Zay. What did you want me to do, challenge him to a game of dominos? I was supposed to ride to the rescue, right? I rode.”