Shadowcaster (Shattered Realms, #2)

by Cinda Williams Chima

Without waiting for a response, Lyss made her escape before more thoughts slipped past her lips. In her case, that was the key to diplomacy—escaping before you said what you really thought.

The only thing worse than lying and getting caught was telling the truth and being called a liar.

“The upland clans say that it’s important to remember the old stories,” Gray said. “As soon as you forget a story, it comes around again, and you have to relive it.”

When she and Cas argued, it was like having a debate with herself. Sometimes it was hard to sort out who was on which side. When they agreed, they were of one mind.