Valley of Dragons (The Secrets of Ormdale, #5)

by Christina Baehr

“Not at all. It’s simply that when you can choose to love someone freely, without needing something from them—then you begin to understand a little about the love God bears towards His children.”

won’t lie abed and mourn for those that canna be helped while she sickens. Mend what falls to tha hand, lass, and leave all to God.”

“Indeed, ma’am,” I said firmly, “you will never convince me it is ever too late for salvation.”

“It’s in the nature of a child to trust, Simon. That’s why it’s so beastly when someone takes advantage of it.”

“All the time I thought heaven was deaf to my cries,” Simon said in wonder, his fingers threading with mine, "it had already answered them.”

Love is costly, and the truth is costly. But I’ve tried living without them.” She looked at me. “They are worth the cost—every bit.”