“Renia, tell me: does the thought of dying scare you?’ He asked softly, and with such concern in his voice, that it all welled up in her at once and caught her by surprise. ‘Yes.’ Her voice broke, and the… — Helen Bell Copy Share Image
“Will you be bringing that outspoken maid of yours?’ ‘Tela? Yes. If I come.’ ‘She makes me nervous. I can’t read her.’ ‘Nor can… — Helen Bell Copy Share Image
“To be different is a lonely thing, and she has been lonely for such a long time. What she does frightens people, and she… — Helen Bell Copy Share Image
“I'm sorry,’ she told him finally, because there was nothing else to say. His dazed expression slowly turned to a frown, but not of… — Helen Bell Copy Share Image
“Vel took both of her hands and stepped backwards on to the gangplank. ‘No!’ she squealed, pulling him back on to the quay. ‘What?’… — Helen Bell Copy Share Image
“Renia, tell me: does the thought of dying scare you?’ He asked softly, and with such concern in his voice, that it all welled… — Helen Bell Copy Share Image
“Darona’s face bore the pinched, taut look and shadowed eyes of someone constantly in pain, but the lack of lines suggested she was younger… — Helen Bell Copy Share Image
