The Blacksmith Queen (The Scarred Earth Saga, #1)

by G.A. Aiken

“Now we run away. Run,” she cheerfully pushed. “Everyone run. Quick like bunnies!”

Could she have handled that entire unit by herself? Probably. Could she have outlasted them all? Most likely. Could she have done that and kept all her important bits and pieces? Like her arms, legs, and eyes? Probably not.

“The world is filled with all kinds. Can’t go around ignoring the suffering of others simply because someone looks different from what I’ve seen before.

“Life is too short to go around hating things I know nothing about. My ignorance doesn’t mean others should suffer.

Ahhhh. The women in her family. They were amazing. And insane. Because you needed to be both if you wanted to survive this world the way they did. Making their own choices and rules and ignoring all the men who tried to tell them no.

“You have a trebuchet?” Caid asked . . . because he couldn’t think of anything else to say. “Mum made it. She gets bored when she’s pregnant.”

“But the thought of human men telling me what to do set my teeth on edge, so . . . you know . . .” “As a human woman, I have to admit, I feel the same way.”

Keeley always made him laugh. Always made him . . . comfortable. There weren’t many who did.

It was official that he loved her. How could he not love a woman who purposely tortured his father?