Thorns & Fire (The Ashes of Thezmarr, #2)

by Helen Scheuerer

“The thicket’s thorns ask no permission to protect what blooms within.”

“It’s a shitty hand,” he croaked. “Terrible,” Wren agreed, her mouth quirking to the side. “But do you remember telling me about the warrior’s second? This is ours. The breath before the slice of a blade. The moment to make the swing of a hammer count, to make our actions worthy of legend…”