The Silversmith Quotes

“I swear on every star, every sky, every soul that has passed through this world, I will follow you! I will find you! Whatever it takes.”
― L.J. Claren, The Silversmith

“if I can’t spend eternity looking at you, I’d rather my soul cease to exist. You are,” he breathed, “the single most breathtaking thing in this world.”
― L.J. Claren, The Silversmith

“You have no idea how easily you put me on my knees.”
― L.J. Claren, The Silversmith

“Don’t be embarrassed to moan in your dreams, Aryella.” He leaned down to brush his lips against my ear. And then I heard the smile in that deep voice. “You do more than moan in mine.”
― L.J. Claren, The Silversmith

“Touch my girl, and you’ll never see that hand again.”
― L.J. Claren, The Silversmith

“You are the air in my lungs. You are light and life. You are the reason I open my eyes every morning and brave this world. You are the tonic to my nightmares, the angel that defies my demons.”
― L.J. Claren, The Silversmith

“If my loyalty to you ever falters, I want you to take this blade and drive it through my heart.”
― L.J. Claren, The Silversmith

“You are not a child. You are not a pet. You are not a frail girl to be subdued and coddled. You’re a warrior. A queen. A woman with choices, desires, and thoughts—beautiful, intuitive thoughts. And you are remarkable. You are… breathtaking.”
― L.J. Claren, The Silversmith

“There’s not a chance I’ll make it to heaven, but I pray the gods are gracious to send me to a place where I can see you. Just you.” He wound his fingers in my hair.”
― L.J. Claren, The Silversmith

“If you like my scars…” I felt the responding graze of his fingers against my skin. “Then let it all scar.”
― L.J. Claren, The Silversmith

“There’s not a chance I’ll make it to heaven, but I pray the gods are gracious enough to send me to a place where I can see you. Just you.”
― L.J. Claren, The Silversmith

“He was my greatest threat. He was my protector. He was both in one body, one soul. I had never been so torn. Confused. Needy. And I’d never wanted anything more.”
― L.J. Claren, The Silversmith

“He was home. A home I could not keep.”
― L.J. Claren, The Silversmith

“You are invaluable not because of your birth or your power or your blood,” he continued. “You are invaluable because you’re you. And you, just you, are more than enough to fight for.”
― L.J. Claren, The Silversmith

“No, do not hesitate, Ella.” He grabbed my hand and held it. “Do you hear me? You take whatever weapon you have and you stab, beat, or slice the life out of them. You do not hesitate. You live, because you are invaluable.”
― L.J. Claren, The Silversmith

“have choices, too, Ella. I’ll take note of every single man who stares at you. And later, after you’re safe in bed, I’ll choose to hunt each of them down one by one and very slowly, very painfully carve their eyes out of their sockets.”
― L.J. Claren, The Silversmith

“How convenient would it be for you to wear this around your neck? My mark, of sorts.” He took another step closer and brushed over my lips with his thumb. “And a constant reminder of what happens to anyone or anything that tries to harm you.” I exhaled shakily. A muscle worked in his jaw in response to my quickening breaths. “Because, Ella?” he said coolly, brushing a piece of hair from my face, “I’ll gladly skin them all.”
― L.J. Claren, The Silversmith

“I will chase you to the ends of the earth, Aryella.” A hint of distress darkened his deep timbre. He dismounted his horse and added, “though I’d prefer it if you didn’t make me.”
― L.J. Claren, The Silversmith

“I would let the whole world suffer if it meant seeing you safe and free.”
― L.J. Claren, The Silversmith

“I hold on to the first good thing I can think of.” He gave me a soft smile. “Lately, that’s been you. Safe, warm, fed, happy. And you, Ella… you pull me out of my nightmares and return me to my dreams.”
― L.J. Claren, The Silversmith

“I may never have what I want the way I want it, but the day I let go will be the day I’m buried as deep into the fucking ground as they can put me. Even then.” He lifted his knuckle to graze my cheek where I felt heat pulsing. “I’ll be damned if I don’t try to crawl my way back out.”
― L.J. Claren, The Silversmith

“You can’t protect or keep me from the man meant to be my husband!” “Then I’ll be his fucking nightmare.”
― L.J. Claren, The Silversmith

“I was a moth with thin, fragile wings drawing too close to his incinerating blaze.”
― L.J. Claren, The Silversmith

“Nightmares hunt you in the quiet and devour your peace. When you are silent, sleeping, nightmares cover the blank canvas of your resting mind like a fungus until you can’t discern what is light and what is feeding on the light. So while they may not be real, Aryella, they’re felt as if they are.”
― L.J. Claren, The Silversmith

“There’s not a chance I’ll make it to heaven, but I pray the gods are gracious to send me to a place where I can see you. Just you.” He wound his fingers in my hair. “Because if I can’t spend eternity looking at you, I’d rather my soul cease to exist. You are,” he breathed, “the single most breathtaking thing in this world.”
― L.J. Claren, The Silversmith

“She ran with a yearning for freedom I felt deep in my bones. Her graceful bounds, synchronized with my racing pulse, made me feel like I was flying. My body felt light, not weak or hungry like I’d been in Warrich. The powerful mare carried me faster than my worries as her brilliant black shimmered in the winter sun. She carried me faster than my burdens. She ran through fields of harvested wheat. For a little while, we left the heaviness behind.”
― L.J. Claren, The Silversmith

“Is this my birthday present?” I ran to catch up to him. “No.” I blushed, embarrassed I had mentioned a birthday present. I expected nothing. Why would he bother? Why would anyone bother, when there were so many important and grave concerns in this world?”
― L.J. Claren, The Silversmith

“To him, you’re just an idea, but to me…” His hands were soft on my face before he twisted his fingers in my hair. “You are the air in my lungs. You are light and life. You are the reason I open my eyes every morning and brave this world. You are the tonic to my nightmares, the angel that defies my demons.”
― L.J. Claren, The Silversmith

“It’s true that I will not touch you. It’s equally true that I can’t stay away. And my entire existence, Ella, when near you, is nothing but a battle between the two.”
― L.J. Claren, The Silversmith

“He just clenched that hand, blood trickling out through his fingers like it was nothing. Like that pain was nothing. Nothing compared to what he felt at the thought of me with another man.”
― L.J. Claren, The Silversmith