Sky In The Deep Quotes
"My heart beat almost in rhythm with the sounds, pulling one breath in and letting it touch another before I let it go."
"I let the growl crawl up the inside of me, from that deep place that comes alive in battle."
"I stood, pressing my fingers into the hot wound at my arm and saying Sigr’s name under my breath, asking him to accept me."
"I wasn’t going to be brought down by a blade in my back."
"I could see the reflection of the gray sky on the fjord. The willow bloomed on the hillside. The wind wove through my hair."
"I could still hear the sound of my own scream as I watched him disappear."
"We honor you, Sigr, with this undefiled sacrifice."
"If you bring trouble into this house, Aska, you won’t make it off this mountain."
"I have mourned you every day for five years."
"It’s only until the thaw, Eelyn. Then we can find a way to get you home. Back to Aghi."
"I didn’t sleep for fear that the door might open again."
"If you’ve lost your honor, you’ll find it again."
"I didn’t care about their offerings or their customs. The Aska were home with their families, mourning their dead, and I was in Fela, cutting flowers for the god of the Riki."
"I didn’t remember as much of my mother as Iri had."
"The Riki had always been a capable enemy. They were strong."
"I could feel the pull. Hylli reached up the mountain and wrapped its fingers around me."
"We die fighting or we die hiding. Which would you choose?"
"I don’t know what they will do to you—the Aska. I should talk to them first."
"I have to go to the Aska. Now. I can’t wait for the thaw."
"I feel like being so alone. I’ve never felt like this."
"The sweetness in Iri’s eyes reached inside me and touched the raw pain of losing him again."
"If it was bad enough that they left, he’s dead. They’re dead."
"The room quieted, the space between us sucking everything into it."
"I tried to breathe, but it wouldn’t come. I was underwater, trapped beneath that frozen lake."
"The writhing, bleeding hole inside of me closed up."
"I cried until I couldn’t feel. I cried until I couldn’t think."
"I don’t want to be alone. I didn’t want him to leave."
"I’m not going into an Aska camp without weapons."
"I’ve been travelling with him for days. He’s not a threat to me."
"You can’t erase all the Aska the Riki have killed!"
"I don’t know what to do. I don’t know if it’s one my clan could live with."
"I prayed to Sigr for my father and Mýra. I prayed to Thora for Iri and Fiske."
"I’m thinking I don’t want to fight anymore."