“Only a fool conquers when he might instead seduce.”

“Brutality is the refuge of the dull of mind, ka-lyrra. Only a fool conquers when he might instead seduce.~Adam Black to Gabrielle O'Callaghan”

“The kiss....was not meant to seduce, it was meant to mark a woman's soul. Chloe”

“When he comes, he makes a noise deep in his throat that is so raw and animal and sexual that I think if he merely looked at me and made that noise, I might explode in an orgasm.”

“Unpredictable as a hungry lion, he might be feared by everyone else, but he never ripped out my throat, only licked me, and, if his tongue was a little rough sometimes, it was worth it to walk beside the king of the jungle.”

“The Hawk hired fifty harpers and jesters and taught them new songs. Songs about the puny fairy fool who had been chased away from Dalkeith-Upon-the-Sea by the legendaryHawk. And being such a legend in his own time, his tales were ceded great truth and staying power. The playerswere delighted with the epic grandeur of such a wild tale. When they had rehearsed to perfection the ditties andrefrains portraying the defeat of the fool, the Hawk sent them into the counties of Scotland and England. Grimmaccompanied the group of players traveling to Edinburgh to help spread the tale himself, while Hawk spent late hours by the candle scribbling, crossing out and perfecting his command for when the fool came. Sometimes, in the wee hours of the morning, he would reach for his set of sharp awls and blades and begin carving toy soldiers and dolls, one by one.”

“He goes for stark versus accessorized, dark over bright, jewel tone instead of pastel, carnal over flirty.”