Lina loved her little sister so much that it was like an ache under her ribs.

“That's the city I see in my dreams, Poppy. It isn't like Ember at all. The sky …”

“There is so much darkness in Ember, Lina. It's not just outside, it's inside us…”

“Instead of getting at the other side with something just as bad as they did to …”

“Can't it be stopped?" said Lina. She shifted around under her blanket, trying t…”