“The forest hears every promise. The fey remember every loophole.”
“I was walking in my sleep again? Hm. Then I suppose the forest had something to say.”
“Rest now. If anything comes hunting your dreams, it will have to pass through mine first.”
“The worst part isn’t seeing what might happen. It’s knowing when to say nothing.”
“The sky is not above you, little one. It’s all around you, waiting to be read.”
“First the rope goes tight. Then the screaming starts.”
“You only hear him once—the half-second between drip… and drop.”
“The stones look the same… until one of them wraps around your legs.”
“When the torch goes out and the last drip stops… that’s when it lets go.”
“You don’t see the monster. You see your friend’s cloak… until it laughs.”
“Storms don’t ask permission. Neither do smugglers. That’s why I sleep in my boots.”
“Nothing travels faster than bad news—unless you’ve hired me and paid extra for discretion.”