Furyborn (Empirium, #1)

by Claire Legrand

“Surviving,” she told him. “And that’s nothing to be ashamed of.”

“Give me my knives, and I’ll refrain from hitting you for at least five minutes.”

“We are all of us dark creatures,” Navi said, “but if we linger in those shadows, we’ll be lost. Instead we must seek the light when we can, and that’s just what you’re doing. I see it happening.”