Shadow of the Fox (Shadow of the Fox, #1)

by Julie Kagawa

The reasons didn’t matter. I was simply a weapon. A weapon did not question the intent of those who wielded it.

It is very hard to be human, little fox. Even the humans themselves don’t do a great job of it.

Ohayou gozaimasu, Tatsumi-san,

“Just...promise you’ll come back,” she said quietly. “That you won’t disappear into the night and I’ll never see you again. Swear to me that you’ll come back.” “I have no intention of leaving.” “Do you promise?” “Yes.”