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He wouldn’t say pray, as he’d decided long ago not to bother the gods with questions when he didn’t really want to hear the answers.
The Prisoner of Limnos (2017)
Assassins can cross borders where armies can’t.
The Prisoner of Limnos (2017)
One gives you the shirt off his back, mused Des, and the other offers to help you bury bodies. I do believe you have made some new friends, Pen!
The Prisoner of Limnos (2017)
It didn’t seem wise to assume all had gone as planned.
The Prisoner of Limnos (2017)
Penric smiled and advanced, feeling dimly that the first thing a man said to his intended’s respected mother probably shouldn’t be Quick, take your clothes off!
The Prisoner of Limnos (2017)
Time. It did not wait for any human want, or grief, or plan. Or careful list. Nearly half her life might be behind her already. It was time to get started on the next half.
The Prisoner of Limnos (2017)
And that was just how it worked, wasn’t it? Happiness handed around and around, never stopping. It wasn’t something one could hoard tight like a miser. That would be like trying to hold one’s breath for later.
The Prisoner of Limnos (2017)
Des, it seemed, was much less terrified by this return to Cedonia than he was. Of course, a demon could not be killed exactly. Are you saying I would be a surprise?
Oh, Pen. You have been a surprise from the beginning.
The Prisoner of Limnos (2017)