Tsumiko and the Enslaved Fox Quotes

“Discovery is the first of life’s delights.”
― Forthright ., Tsumiko and the Enslaved Fox

“Tsumiko repaid him for his reticence, far more richly than he deserved. For she slipped the bracelet from her wrist. Power flowed around them in ribbons, sliding against him as if she had not five or seven or nine tails, but a hundred. Tsumiko might withhold kisses, but in all else, she was generosity itself.”
― Forthright., Tsumiko and the Enslaved Fox

“she were the principle character,”
― Forthright ., Tsumiko and the Enslaved Fox

“It didn’t take long for Tsumiko to come to the conclusion that courting games were usually excuses to kiss.”
― Forthright ., Tsumiko and the Enslaved Fox

“For all she knew, there were whole chapter in reaver handbooks on the invasion of personal space—grooming, nestling, and the mutual baring of souls.”
― Forthright ., Tsumiko and the Enslaved Fox

“Learn my voice, my scent, the shape of my soul. I may not be as bright as your mother, but you will find safety in my shadow.” The baby uttered a sleepy squeak. Argent answered with a low thrum and promised, “You will learn the stories of my clan. You will bear the crest of my den. You will know the care of a father and mother, of a brother and friends. Learn my voice, my scent, the shape of my soul, little one, for I am your home.”
― Forthright ., Tsumiko and the Enslaved Fox

“After she’d gone, Tsumiko toyed with her bracelet’s clasp. “Will this be a problem?” “On the contrary.” He smirked faintly. “I welcome the distraction.” “Sansa mentioned that you don’t like childbirth.” “My preferences have been overlooked with shocking regularity.”
― Forthright ., Tsumiko and the Enslaved Fox

“After months living with the constant press of his presence, he’d left a gaping void, brutal as death, bleak as its aftermath. He was gone. Because that’s all he’d ever wanted. To go. That also hurt. And Tsumiko’s conscience writhed, for she’d uncovered an uncomfortable truth. She didn’t want Argent to go.”
― Forthright ., Tsumiko and the Enslaved Fox

“After centuries of testing his bonds’ limits, he’d learned that while obedience was necessary, nothing compelled him to be nice about it.”
― Forthright ., Tsumiko and the Enslaved Fox

“Tsumiko didn’t like empty answers. They tasted too much like lies.”
― Forthright ., Tsumiko and the Enslaved Fox