Waybound (Cradle, #12)

by Will Wight

[I’ll give you some points!] Dross offered, which Lindon thought was irresponsible. There was no points system in place, so that wasn’t a promise he could honor.

[Yay, you brought my project! And also, I’m glad to see you. Of course. That goes without saying, which is why I didn’t say it.]

“You’re not my parent.” [Well, I don’t like your parents, so I choose to replace them.]

Not that she had particularly been hiding. She’d just been standing quiet and still. A specialty of trees.

there are a million Paths in this world, but they can all be reduced to one: improve yourself.

“Please remember that self-replicating undead soldiers are not good weapons. Please remember that.

She lifted her head enough to peek at him with one eye. “Are you worried about altering our technological development?” “Mostly, I’m worried about getting in trouble at work.”