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“This is as good a place as any for you to locate the bastard,�� Tam said.
“Bastard? I thought you said you never met Rache.��
“I haven’t. He hurt you, he’s hunting Chigaru, therefore he’s a bastard. The goblin language has much more accurate terms, but that one will do for now.��
“Do you mean jak’aprit?�� Vegard asked helpfully.
Tam inhaled with intense satisfaction. “The very word. Well done, Vegard.��
The big Guardian grinned. “I believe in knowing how to insult a man in every language.”
― Lisa Shearin, Con & Conjure

“How much farther?�� I asked after we’d gone up one floor and through another ten minutes.
[...]
“Uh . . . I’m not exactly sure,�� Phaelan admitted.
I blinked. “What do you mean you’re not sure? Where are we?��
“I’m not sure of that, either.��
Phaelan looked slightly embarrassed. It wasn’t a look I’d seen on him often, and considering what it implied, I didn’t want to see it on him now.
I gaped at him. “We’re lost?��
“I didn’t say that.��
“You didn’t have to. You don’t know where we are. That’s called lost.��
“The blueprints didn’t include this floor. Besides, I prefer to think of it as temporarily misplaced.”
― Lisa Shearin, Con & Conjure

“Mychael stopped me with a hand on my arm. “Raine, when we get inside, let me answer all of the questions.��
“What, you don’t trust my diplomatic skills?��
“You don’t have any.”
― Lisa Shearin, Armed & Magical

“Tam knew what I was saying. He stared at me, his expression unreadable. “I need you to support the ceiling above the tear I’m going to make.��
“Yeah, yeah. I got it. You pull; I push. Let’s go!��
“I need control and delicacy, Raine.��
I snorted. “Too bad you’re stuck with me.”
― Lisa Shearin, Armed & Magical

“I knew there was evil in the world. Death and taxes were all necessary evils.
So was shopping.
“I hate shopping,�� I muttered.
“Of course you do,�� Phaelan said. “You’re a Benares. We’re not used to paying for anything.”
― Lisa Shearin, The Trouble with Demons

“You can’t break into and rob Magus Silvanus’s town house.��
“I never said I was.��
“You didn’t have to say it; I know what you’re thinking.��
I half smiled. “And because I’m a Benares, you assumed that I’d opt for the larcenous approach.��
“No, ma’am.�� He grinned. “Because you’re you.��
I crossed my arms over my chest. “How long have you known me, Vegard?��
“A little over two weeks.”
― Lisa Shearin, The Trouble with Demons

“when the sun goes down keep on shining through the night :)”
― Raine

“The two of you came this close to getting torn to shreds! Your father just found you, and he doesn’t want to lose you. Do you have any idea what he has been through to protect you since you got here?��
[...]
“No.�� Talon’s voice was subdued, but only slightly. Teenage defiance still seethed beneath the surface. “He didn’t tell me.��
I leaned back in my chair, blew out my breath, and closed my eyes. “And he probably won’t.�� Tired had surrendered to exhausted. “He wouldn’t want you to worry. Because he loves you.��
When Talon didn’t respond, I opened one eye and looked at him. “He hasn’t told you that, either, has he?�� I asked wearily.
“Not exactly.��
My elbow was resting on the chair arm, and I dropped my head onto my upraised hand. I snorted. “Not exactly.�� I shook my head. “Men.�� I didn’t lift my head off my hand; it felt too good to be resting on something. I turned it about an inch and I could see Piaras just fine.
His face was a shade or two short of a full, blazing blush. “I know you do.�� His words tumbled out in a rush. “You don’t have to tell me.”
― Lisa Shearin, The Trouble with Demons

“I’m Raine Benares, seeker and…�� I looked up at Vegard.
“What else are people calling me now?��
The big Guardian chuckled and shook his head. “A lot of things, ma’am. Some you’ve heard, most you haven’t, but I’m sure you could guess.”
― Lisa Shearin, The Trouble with Demons