Visions of Flesh and Blood

“You are a remarkable and extraordinary creature, Wilhelmina Colyns. You have beauty to rival the gods, and cunning to put any cave cat to shame. You have utterly bewitched me, and I shall never forget you for as long as I live. I will take these memories with me into battle when next I am called.”

“I didn’t always think that. When everything happened between him and Elashya, I couldn’t understand how he’d let himself fall in love. Couldn’t wrap my head around it. But then along came you. Now, I fully understand that the heart doesn’t care about plans, duty, or vengeance. It doesn’t care about time.”

“I am born of the first kingdom. Created from the blood and ash of all those who fell before me. I have risen to take back what is mine. I’m who you call the Dark One. Yes, I have the Maiden, and I’m not giving her back.”

“Remember what we talked about? We share things with each other. Everything.”