Then a heavier, deeper sound joined the children’s higher-pitched giggles. Dakotashi was laughing, his solemn expression transformed into something open and carefree. But also surprised, as if he hadn’t ever thought he might laugh again.
—Miss Caroline Thornley on Dakotashi Bennett, Almost (a short story featuring Caroline’s perspective)
It had been a mistake to isolate myself from the kind of people and environs that filled my past. I’d lost my edge. I couldn’t afford to be afraid of who and what I had been.
—Dakotashi Bennett, The Adventures of Dakotashi, Volume One
All the gods cared about was their sacrifice; they were unthinking monsters, unable or unwilling to compromise.
—Mavelle, Song of the Prophecy
Marla’s not afraid of anything.
—Prince Nathan, Reluctant Mage
People called me the Bastard Prince, and for good reason. I was a bastard, in every sense of the word.
—Dakotashi Bennett, The Adventures of Dakotashi, Volume One