The Principle of Moments (Order of Legends #1)

by Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson

And, above all, you must remember: courage is the only thing stronger than fear, and love is the thread that holds the atoms of this universe together.

But Asha’s favourite way to fill chore slots was with the ship’s chef, a large sentient named Ossock whose grey, leathery skin always smelled of spices, and whose six arms, and huge smile apparently reminded Obi of ‘that cool cat-bus from Totoro’, whatever that meant. He was incredibly kind and didn’t ask much from her in the way of conversation.

“To be a loser, you have to have started the fight equally. The fight had to be fair. But he had everything, and we had nothing, and all we wanted was a home.” Her voice was nearly breaking. “To be a loser assumes parity, assumes equality, and I have never been equal to anything that doesn’t come with a fucking price tag attached.”