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Having lived so long in the uncompromising sunlight of Hilo’s love, the absence of his affection was a lifeless and unending winter.
“I was angry at you for a long time after you refused to wear jade. Of course you remember. Now, though… I’m thankful you’re not a Fist, Andy. I need—” Hilo’s voice faltered. “I need one of my brothers to live.”
You’d think it would be easier to face death as you get older, but it doesn’t work that way. You get more attached to life, to people you love and things that are worth living for.”
I realized there are only two types of people in the world. It’s not Green Bones and non–Green Bones. It’s those who have power and those who don’t.” Her nephew turned toward her with a distant gaze that made him seem as if he were standing on the other side of a wide valley. “Even with jade, we’re not guaranteed a place in that first group. If the clans stop defining the meaning of jade, then others will take that power from us. They’ll amplify all the worst parts and preserve none of the good.”
