Aurora

“An illusion." She stared at the faux leather. "Fear is an illusion to keep us from our full potential. It's what traps Dredgers so they can't be free. What traps us in within their nightmares. But a nightmare is an illusion of what could be. Not what is. Once the fear is gone, it's not a nightmare anymore.”
― A.J. Lexa, Lines Between Stars

“It's now known, the Forgotten feeds into Nidus's rivers and sea. And so too will Anemone's spirit. With these lanterns, we all become stars born of fire, swathed in earth, and carried by the wind. Let our light shine over her waters, now and forevermore known as the Anemone Sea.”
― A.J. Lexa, Lines Between Stars

“And God above us all," Cybil said. "Observing us squirming on our hooks.”
― Natasha Siegel, As Many Souls as Stars

“Marigold bled into faint blues of morning as sunshine peeked over mountains of the city she'd always called home.”
― A.J. Lexa, Lines Between Stars