Fated Blades (Kinsmen, #3)

by Ilona Andrews

Being kind to people and paying attention shouldn’t be done with the expectation of repayment. I helped them because I could, and it made me happy.”

“Must everything be an exchange?” “Yes. Everything is an exchange. Everything is transactional. You breathe in, you breathe out. You train, you get stronger. You do someone a favor, and they reciprocate.

It was beautiful in the way only the wilderness untouched by humans could be.