Dragonwatch

You have some serious psychological issues." "Does that mean I'm logical to psychos?" "Probably." "At least somebody gets me.

People who actually fix problems sometimes have to take risks.

Disliking someone is almost as big a commitment as loving someone, and it carries none of the benefits.

If you’re going to take a huge risk, and you want to stay out of trouble, it really helps if your plan actually works.

Kendra wished for a rock to throw at her brother.

I find it a challenge to respect capable people who care only for their own interests.

And Kendra turned her back on him. “Come back here!” Celebrant bellowed. “How dare you!” She did not turn. She refused to glance back. Her legs felt unsteady, but she kept walking. “Nobody turns their back on me!” Celebrant thundered. Kendra kept walking. She could hear him breathing fire. Or energy. Or something. It didn’t matter. The barrier would hold. Celebrant was making a lot of noise. But underneath it, as she entered the tower, Kendra heard a comforting sound. Marat was laughing.

I don’t hide from unpleasant possibilities,” the Somber Knight replied. “I embrace them. Some call it pessimism. I see it as an advantage.

Hours, days, and years have become voids within voids. I stand alone against the impossible. And the universe sends children. How can I serve you? Would you care for some candy? Perhaps a bedtime story?

She would have to depend on her brother, who had better intentions than ability when it came to coloring inside the lines.

Talented or not, I would never assign anyone as young as you two to oversee any preserve, let alone a dragon sanctuary, except as a last resort.

Why risk both our lives?” Kendra asked. “No way!” Seth shouted. “If one can go, it’s me. You have like zero practice surviving.

Don’t you get hungry?” Seth asked. “Is that a wise question, from a tiny bite of food?

giving Dragonwatch a try. Without you, my stories would serve no

That advice give you a chance.

Men from the waist up, goats from the waist down, the satyrs had received a big-screen television as

demand the same rights to control access as the caretaker of Blackwell Keep.” “Your contentment is irrelevant,” Marat said. “The arrangement cannot be altered.” “Except by mutual agreement between the caretakers,” Celebrant said smoothly. “We won’t change the arrangement,” Kendra said. Celebrant glared at her for a long moment. “Then we may find ourselves in conflict. If I were to become the sole caretaker, the power to come and go from Wyrmroost would reside with me. You have been warned.” “Are the applicants acceptable?” Marat asked. Celebrant drew his head near Kendra and Seth again, sniffing one, then the other. Kendra held still and kept her gaze away from his eyes. Celebrant swung his head over to Marat. “I will accept the candidates on one condition,” Celebrant said. “Make it official right now. Give up your post and instate them as caretakers immediately. Otherwise I will deny them the opportunity.” “Normally we verify our choice with Lord Dalgorel of the Fair Folk,” Marat said. “That is a matter of courtesy, not necessity,” Celebrant said. “Dalgorel has no power to veto our selection. It will be as

I demand the same rights to control access as the caretaker of Blackwell Keep.” “Your contentment is irrelevant,” Marat said. “The arrangement cannot be altered.” “Except by mutual agreement between the caretakers,” Celebrant said smoothly. “We won’t change the arrangement,” Kendra said. Celebrant glared at her for a long moment. “Then we may find ourselves in conflict. If I were to become the sole caretaker, the power to come and go from Wyrmroost would reside with me. You have been warned.” “Are the applicants acceptable?” Marat asked. Celebrant drew his head near Kendra and Seth again, sniffing one, then the other. Kendra held still and kept her gaze away from his eyes. Celebrant swung his head over to Marat. “I will accept the candidates on one condition,” Celebrant said. “Make it official right now. Give up your post and instate them as caretakers immediately. Otherwise I will deny them the opportunity.” “Normally we verify our choice with Lord Dalgorel of the Fair Folk,” Marat said. “That is a matter of courtesy, not necessity,” Celebrant said. “Dalgorel has no power to veto our selection. It will be as

To somebody who hasn’t had any milk, do you look like a guy or a cow?” Seth asked. Brunwin glared. “I mean bull,” Seth amended. “A guy or a bull.

saw you, Mom and Dad, our grandparents—pretty much everyone we know. Dead. In coffins.

With such a limited span of days, some will live through sadder times than others. I’m sorry that you are here now. I am sorry you were tricked into this predicament. You were appointed captains of a sinking vessel. I have a longer lifespan than you. I have seen much. Seasons of order degenerate into chaos. Devastation comes and goes. I await the next hour when I am needed. It always comes.

I wait here in the darkness, not quite dead, not quite living, bleak and useless as a monument to a forgotten kingdom, awaiting the call to arms. I stand watch as the centuries turn to millennia, as the same cycles repeat, pretending that when I am called, I can help by adding to the carnage.

same as always. Beauty will fade. Prosperity will end. Singing will turn to lamentations. Old age will follow youth, and sickness will replace health. As soon as you are born, death is waiting, inevitable as nightfall. The rising tide of evil will swallow hope and truth and light until only the void remains.

Can I take him to my room?” Eve asked. “He’s not a doll,” Seth told her. “Don’t dress him up.” Eve made a face. “Why would I do that? I’d rather find a little ax and see how he does against a mouse.

Agad needed her help. Her grandparents would not agree to this unless the situation were dire. Kendra had risked her life at Zzyzx to save the world. If she was needed again, and nobody else could do it, what else could she say?

her life at Zzyzx to save the world. If she was needed again,