Mirror Gate (Harbinger, #2)

by Jeff Wheeler

“Are you sure that’s your true motive, Sera? There are always two reasons people do anything. There’s the real reason, and then there’s the one we think sounds good to others.”

“I cannot give you my instincts. I cannot express in words what I’ve come to learn in my sixty-three years on this world. You will have to make decisions for yourself. If they are wrong, learn from them. Few decisions in life have permanent consequences. That is a gift in and of itself.”

“I am cursed,” Cettie said with a shudder. The Aldermaston shook his head. “Quite the contrary, my dear. It is singling you out because you are a threat to its kind. Otherwise, it wouldn’t be trying so hard. No, Cettie, you are full of promise and goodness. Beings of darkness cannot abide bright light. It seeks to smother yours, that is all.”