Rand rubbed his hands over his face. His anger had dissipated. “I’m sorry, Yelena. I was backed into a corner and I couldn’t get out without hurting someone.

Your path is clear,” said Moon Man. “You need to find it.”And the best way to find something you had lost was to return to the last place you remembered having it. In my case, I needed to start at the very beginning.

I found Esau’s field guide at the bottom of my pack. Taking a candle into the bedroom, I read his book until my eyes grew heavy. From his vast notes, it seemed that almost every plant and tree in the jungle had a reason for existing. I caught myself wishing there was a page in his guide that had my picture on it with the reason for my existence written underneath in Esau’s neat hand.

When you warned me that you would test me from time to time, I thought you meant spiking my food. But it seems there is more than one way to poison a person’s heart, and it doesn’t even require a meal.

You've slipped under my skin, invaded my blood and seized my heart.

(...) Le tiré de la camisa, queriendo besa su piel.Él se apartó y se irguió.-¿En la sala de guerra, amor? ¿Y si entra alguien?Yo me puse en pie y le quité la camisa.-Entonces tendrán una historia muy buena que contar.-¿Una historia muy buena? - dijo él, y fingió que se ofendía.-Demuéstrame lo contrario.A él se le iluminaron los ojos con el desafío.

I left Kiki in the yard, and fetched my pick and brushes.She lifted her leg and I dislodged the stone then pulled the shedding blade through her copper hair. After a while, I removed my cloak. When I finished, clumps of horse hair clung to my sweaty clothes.You’re beautiful and I need a bath, I said to her. Pasture or stall?Stall. Nap time.And what about your snooze before I groomed you?Pre nap.