9 Quotes by Fiona Lane

Kethroak wants everything to remain exactly the same so that he doesn’t have to deal with feeling uncomfortable. Of course, this is a futile ambition. Change is inevitable.

Just because this place is old doesn’t mean it should be abandoned.

The folds of red silk spread over the hot tiles looked like spilled blood, the blossoms on the carefully pruned hibiscus bushes behind like vivid splashes.

He could see everything in the most intense detail, from the texture of the red silk cloth to the shadow of stubble on the new har’s head and the pulse in the hollow of his throat, which remained steady as Kethroak’s hands touched over his body, even as the muscles there contracted briefly.

If the dehara had ever been here, then they were long gone, banished by the failure of their worshippers to perceive their true nature.

The Rhylarch’s reputation includes a liking for innocence and youth when it comes to aruna,” Mallas said. “He says it pleases the dehara.”“How very fortunate for him that his own personal preferences mesh so seamlessly with the deities. Did you offer him your own youth and innocence, Pavdam? That sour look you’re giving me tells me you did. Would you not like to see him deprived of the opportunity to use other young hara for his own gratification?

Aruna can be dangerous…” he croaked.Mallas’s smile changed, becoming something feral and terrifying. He rubbed his face against Pritthri’s langorously. “It’s supposed to be dangerous,” he purred.

Aruna was dangerous, he knew that now. You could lose yourself in it, lose your mind and your very soul if you didn’t hang on as tightly as you could.

A change happened. Humans became har. Hara like Kethroak think that Wraethru are now perfect, that the change is complete, unalterable, but that is not so. The change continues.