It is one thing to deceive a king, and quite another to hide from the cricket in the rushes and the little bird in the chimney.

“Bran was relieved . . . but disappointed too. So long as there was magic, anyth…”

“You ought to see it when it blooms, all dark red flowers from horizon to horizo…”

“Se solo potessi portarla a Grande Inverno…donarle un fiore colto nei giardini v…”

“True knights protect the weak.” He snorted. “There are no true knights, no more…”