Son of the Shadows (Sevenwaters, #2)

by Juliet Marillier

The security and peace of Sevenwaters, the chance to use my craft well and be warmed by the love of my family.

The stars were like bright jewels on a cloak of deepest velvet. But you could never sew a cloak so wondrously lovely.

Together we suffer and endure and change and walk forward again, hand in hand.

I think you strong beyond belief; at times too strong for your own good. I see in you a leader, a man of vision and daring. I see a man who is still afraid to love, and to laugh; but who is learning both now that he knows the truth about himself. I see the only man I would have for my husband and the father of my children. You and no other, Bran.”

“Come, dear heart. Lean on me and let us walk this path together.”