The Shield and the Thistle Quotes

“I told Malcolm of my and Iona’s plan of replacing the sale of bread with the taffy at the Gathering. To my delight, he agreed enthusiastically. Pleased and slightly proud to have his support, I felt the first stirrings of importance and an ability to truly take part in life here. I could help my new family prosper. Family. Yes, that’s what this is—what they have become to me. The feeling of comfort and profound joy was so overwhelming that heat pricked at the backs of my eyes.”
― Jillian Bondarchuk, The Shield and the Thistle

“Dinnae ye dare settle until ye find yer soul’s equal.”
― Jillian Bondarchuk, The Shield and the Thistle

“Ye cannae possibly ken how much I want ye. How I want nothin’ more than to bury myself inside ye right now. My very bones ache with wantin’ ye. Yer in my mind day and night, either wishin’ ye were by my side or lookin’ forward to the next moment I can see ye. Touch ye.” He stood there, his face intense as his eyes searched mine, his hands fisted by his sides. “And ye feel the same for me.”
― Jillian Bondarchuk, The Shield and the Thistle