Sometimes it is nothing more than gritting your teeth through the pain and the work of everyday, the slow walk toward a better life.
— Ayesha Fatimah, Queen Basila of Magica
“Now an old man, it seemed as though Hugo had long forgotten what it felt like to have joints that moved freely, without pain.”

“One of the guards took his suitcase and he ran towards his parents, his mother broke into tears and father hugged him with the grace of a proud tribal man.”
