Shield of Sparrows (Shield of Sparrows, #1)

by Devney Perry

He carried that danger in his body, like a permanent cloak of malice and rage.

It was every insecurity pulled from the deepest parts of my heart and plopped on the mud for him to stomp with his boot.

Did you ever stop to think that maybe the door to your cage has always been unlocked, Sparrow? And all you had to do was push it open?

“She wanted to become an alchemist and a healer and a traveler. She did not want to limit herself to only one thing, but to try them all. To be around her was to feel inspired. Energized. She believed anything was possible. I wasn’t sure how I’d been lucky enough to fall into her orbit. I was simply glad to be there.”