Para Kindred Quotes

“I felt snared in a tenacious, viscous web and that every time I moved, the strands clung together around me.”
― Storm Constantine, Para Kindred: Enigmas of Wraeththu

“I smiled again and walked away, uncertain as to whether the exchange had been a truthful one or whether I was being played with.”
― Storm Constantine, Para Kindred: Enigmas of Wraeththu

“Unwillingly I moved my feet and propelled myself into that sweltering heat and towards the malevolent viper that had invaded my sanctuary.”
― Storm Constantine, Para Kindred: Enigmas of Wraeththu

“Travelling the threads can be quite addictive and it’s very easy to lose all sense of time.”
― Storm Constantine, Para Kindred: Enigmas of Wraeththu

“I could feel everything; the damp warmth of the soil around me, the glow of life and activity, the giggle and chatter of a million voices.”
― Storm Constantine, Para Kindred: Enigmas of Wraeththu

“I smiled then resumed my journey, the music of the Wraeththu guiding my feet.”
― Storm Constantine, Para Kindred: Enigmas of Wraeththu

“Six years passed before I saw Sias again and by then I had a name for Tarym and his kin. Wraeththu. Depending on who spoke to, this word was a curse or a benediction. I smiled, held my peace, content in the knowledge that I’d been touched by their magic and released in some profound way.”
― Storm Constantine, Para Kindred: Enigmas of Wraeththu

“A greater story was playing itself out, and I was privy only to frustrating snatches.”
― Storm Constantine, Para Kindred: Enigmas of Wraeththu

“Each leaf ended in an elegant point, and from each point the water dripped in a uniform fashion. The result was a perfect curtain of water falling in front of the temple. Unlike the haphazard raindrops descending directly from the clouds, this was orderly and symmetrical. In a moment of revelation, Pritthri realised that this was what the tiles were meant to do. They weren’t failing to channel the water away, they succeeding in turning the chaos of the rainstorm into something beautiful and fleeting. This creation would last only as long as the rain, and then it would be gone, leaving its song unsung and its word unsaid. Only when the thunder rumbled and the skies darkened would it sing once more.”
― Fiona Lane, Para Kindred: Enigmas of Wraeththu

“A change happened. Humans became har. Hara like Kethroak think that Wraethru are now perfect, that the change is complete, unalterable, but that is not so. The change continues.”
― Fiona Lane, Para Kindred: Enigmas of Wraeththu

“Aruna was dangerous, he knew that now. You could lose yourself in it, lose your mind and your very soul if you didn’t hang on as tightly as you could.”
― Fiona Lane, Para Kindred: Enigmas of Wraeththu

“Aruna can be dangerous…” he croaked.

Mallas’s smile changed, becoming something feral and terrifying. He rubbed his face against Pritthri’s langorously. “It’s supposed to be dangerous,” he purred.”
― Fiona Lane, Para Kindred: Enigmas of Wraeththu

“The Rhylarch’s reputation includes a liking for innocence and youth when it comes to aruna,” Mallas said.

“He says it pleases the dehara.”

“How very fortunate for him that his own personal preferences mesh so seamlessly with the deities. Did you offer him your own youth and innocence, Pavdam? That sour look you’re giving me tells me you did. Would you not like to see him deprived of the opportunity to use other young hara for his own gratification?”
― Fiona Lane, Para Kindred: Enigmas of Wraeththu

“If the dehara had ever been here, then they were long gone, banished by the failure of their worshippers to perceive their true nature.”
― Fiona Lane, Para Kindred: Enigmas of Wraeththu

“He could see everything in the most intense detail, from the texture of the red silk cloth to the shadow of stubble on the new har’s head and the pulse in the hollow of his throat, which remained steady as Kethroak’s hands touched over his body, even as the muscles there contracted briefly.”
― Fiona Lane, Para Kindred: Enigmas of Wraeththu

“The folds of red silk spread over the hot tiles looked like spilled blood, the blossoms on the carefully pruned hibiscus bushes behind like vivid splashes.”
― Fiona Lane, Para Kindred: Enigmas of Wraeththu

“Just because this place is old doesn’t mean it should be abandoned.”
― Fiona Lane, Para Kindred: Enigmas of Wraeththu

“Kethroak wants everything to remain exactly the same so that he doesn’t have to deal with feeling uncomfortable. Of course, this is a futile ambition. Change is inevitable.”
― Fiona Lane, Para Kindred: Enigmas of Wraeththu

“Part of him was beautiful, a creative, sensitive soul. But there was another part, a part perhaps hinted at, which I had not yet truly seen.”
― Storm Constantine, Para Kindred: Enigmas of Wraeththu

“The most beautiful hara do not have to be cruel or mean or jealous. It is in them to be courteous and kind. Why be otherwise when the world has been so kind to them?”
― Storm Constantine, Para Kindred: Enigmas of Wraeththu

“Every movement, every glance, every low-pitched word is a work of art. Yes, they are performers, too, like me.”
― Storm Constantine, Para Kindred: Enigmas of Wraeththu