Quotes from Tui T. Sutherland

scavengers who could speak the language of dragons,

Where SkyWings and MudWings were on the same side,

Most Wingwatchers started training at age thirteen, guarding the exits at age fifteen, running missions outside at age sixteen, and then, if they survived, usually retired back to another job inside the caves sometime between ages twenty-two and twenty-five.

Not if you get high enough in the rankings," Hailstorm said with a grin. "Which you do by being brave and strong and bold." "I thought it was by being smart and following orders," Winter said.

Of course she is — that's what she's been up to this whole time,

Her eyes were not normal SkyWing eyes anymore. They were dark black, black as the darkest abyss in the ocean, and they were coming to swallow him whole.

accidentally knocking

She still had her own cave, because of the whole accidentally-setting-your-clawmates-on-fire-while-sleepwalking-would-be-bad thing.

She doesn't know where they are, or where we are.

slashing pain across the body that betrayed her

Had she come too late?

You've had choices, and we haven't seen you make any good ones yet.

know you're lying but I can't say you are because you're the queen but maybe you should just admit it because my eyebrows are so onto you.

Keep your mouth shut and don't get in the way." "As if I would!" Fatespeaker said happily, immediately tripping Starflight with her tail.

What did I say about staying put?" Glory asked. "You're a great queen, I hear, but with all due respect, you're not my queen," Qibli said, setting his jaw. "I go where they go. Besides, Winter wants me along, he just can't admit it." "I don't," Winter said. "You can send him back to the Kingdom of Sand for all I care." "He adores me," Qibli said.

Must be nice to be a scavenger, Snowfall thought. No problems in the world,

Come on, Leaf, you can do it. Just imagine me at the top, laughing at how slow you are. And then cheering when you FIIIIINALLY get there.

love!" Sundew yelped at the same time as Mandrake stammered, "No,

You're right," Qibli said to her. "Underneath the brainwashing genocidal murderer is a very lonely brainwashing genocidal murderer.

We are NOT CALLING IT MAGICAL DEATH SPIT," Glory said.

and when Rollan nearly did.

The sun was just starting to sink below the trees.

while Clay perched on the edge and tried to keep his feet and tail from squashing any of the berries.

First I would have tied up all the dragonmancers and stuffed them in a cellar full of rotten potatoes.