The First Girl Child (The Chronicles of Saylok #1)

by Amy Harmon

“Women don’t make great warriors,” Ivo spat. Dagmar didn’t respond. He didn’t agree. A mother was the fiercest warrior of all.

“And strength without wisdom is dangerous.”

Wolves, like men, were more prone to survival than loyalty.

“It was you who taught me that the only sacrifice with any power is the one that is willingly made.

the constant company of children could be a strain. She craved a place to air her thoughts and someone who would listen without waiting to speak.

“We do not live to endure. We endure so someday we can . . . live. I have endured a great deal, but there have only been a few moments when I have truly lived.”

He didn’t want to lead. But mayhaps he could serve. Mayhaps it was the same thing.

Home is inside of us. Home is the people we love. Home is what we strive for.