Nettle & Bone

by T. Kingfisher

Then again, few humans were truly worth the love of a living dog. Some gifts you could never deserve.

She had not realized that a nun had more power than a princess, that she could close a door. No

“How did you get a demon in your chicken?” “The usual way. Couldn’t put it in the rooster. That’s how you get basilisks.” Marra opened her mouth

Some things come into being once it’s inevitable that they will exist.”

Nothing is fair, except that we try to make it so. That’s the point of humans, maybe, to fix things the gods haven’t managed.