A Court of Honey and Ash (Honey and Ice, #1)

by Shannon Mayer

“Swear your oath now, Kallik,” she said in a softer voice. “And may the goddess help us for what comes after.”

“Underhill is no more, Kallik of No House,” the Oracle replied. “You have destroyed it.”

The bastard daughter of the king, half human no less? What a disgrace. What a terrible mistake. My guts clenched with that old pain, superseding the fear that the guards were looking for me.

“What’s good for her is having me around. Just try to separate us. Just try. You’ll see who she sides with. You may have a dick, but I can cook. Dicks go limp over time; good cooking is forever.”

“Death is rising amongst us, Kallik. Stop the children of the moon before they destroy us all. The spirits are angry, but they will guide you.”

Sometimes the world pushes us in a direction we think is wrong, because it is not of our choosing. That does not mean it is taking us to the wrong destination, just that the path is one we didn’t foresee.”

“The entrance opens to those who are worthy.” “The spirits are angry, but they will guide you.”