Rachel Aaron

“What we did and who we were are just dregs compared to who we are now and how we act when the sword is coming down.”

“First rule of thievery,' Eli said, grinning, 'only run if you're not coming back.' (...) 'First rule of thievery, never use the same entrance twice.' Miranda rolled her eyes. 'How many 'first rules' of thievery do you have?' 'When one mistake can mean your head on a pike, every rule's a first rule,' Eli said cheerfully.”

“How did you get in here?' (...) 'How I got here isn't important, because I could do it twenty times again, each time a different way.”