“When is a thing out of place not out of place? When it belongs.” — J.D. Lakey Belongs Copy Share Image
“You are the Black Bead.” “I am a warrior with weapons. Defend yourself.” — J.D. Lakey Bead Copy Share Image
“A thought that had hatched in the back of her head during her conversation with Sigrid tumbled out of its shell into… — J.D. Lakey Heart Copy Share Image
“Amabel, who played with human flesh as children played with building blocks, arrogant in her unassailable wisdom, unable to admit that something… — J.D. Lakey Building blocks Copy Share Image
“That is why Packs are forever. Because we remember too much of that pain, so we build a family that is bonded… — J.D. Lakey Family Copy Share Image
“Is there a name for a force in nature that takes you to the place you least want to be no matter… — J.D. Lakey Fate Copy Share Image
“Listen to the world, sister. Listen to the stars overhead. Let it go. It is nothing. A tiny thing that cannot compare… — J.D. Lakey Astronomy Copy Share Image
“You seem to be getting better, if the dogs are any indication,” Zeff said wryly. “What do they know,” she sniffed. “I… — J.D. Lakey Animal Copy Share Image
“Ah, my mistake,” she said. “They are all there but they are hiding. The Void of the Hunter hangs over them. The… — J.D. Lakey Failure Copy Share Image
“The pain and exhaustion of her body dropped away from her mind as she gathered the energy of the world and let… — J.D. Lakey Art form Copy Share Image
“Do not be in such a rush to grow up.” Cheobawn opened her mouth but found nothing to say to this. It… — J.D. Lakey Copy Share Image
“What did you learn, Little Father?” Cheobawn asked, catching her breath. The boy scowled at her. “It was not a fair fight.… — J.D. Lakey Fight Copy Share Image
“Youth offends by its very nature and Elders offend because they forget what it is like to be young.” — J.D. Lakey Aging Copy Share Image
“The real danger When creating a weapon Meant to destroy your enemies Is not that you will fail But that you will… — J.D. Lakey Danger Copy Share Image
“She let go of her annoyance so that she could better hear what Tam needed her to say.” — J.D. Lakey Needed Say Copy Share Image
“How can you forgive so easily?” Megan asked softly. “If Hayrald did not love me, it would be harder. But he does,… — J.D. Lakey Forgive Copy Share Image
“We stand upon the field of battle, out in the open, visible to all our enemies, and we wait, because there is… — J.D. Lakey War Copy Share Image
“But mostly she was tired of being cut off from the part of herself that existed in the ambient. She would never… — J.D. Lakey Heart Copy Share Image
“Some say we invented a new way of living. Human Evolution, they called it. Piffle. That is the hubris of hindsight. I… — J.D. Lakey Human evolution Copy Share Image
“Magic. Cheobawn understood magic. Magic was merely the unknown, a wild thing undefined by logic or reason. By that thinking, surely she… — J.D. Lakey Bad luck Copy Share Image
“Cheobawn froze. The Dark of the Moons. Spider’s children knew of this time as well. It was the one night, in spring,… — J.D. Lakey High places Copy Share Image
“With every step she became more and more convinced that she was doing something right, for once. The black bead in her… — J.D. Lakey Bad luck Copy Share Image
