Defiant (Skyward, #4)

by Brandon Sanderson

This is a difficult situation. To pretend I have an easy answer would be to mock your very real worries.” She leaned forward into the cockpit. “I’ll repeat this instead, Spensa. I’m here. That’s all. I’m here.”

Enjoying the moment—rather than being overwhelmed by both past and future.

“What they’ve always needed,” I said to him, “was to know that they weren’t alone.”