One day, I will think of this as just another job. After all, this is what I do.

I’m only a young girl, new to the ways of war, but perhaps a seasoned captain like yourself can explain to me how you propose to defeat us?

You know, it doesn’t matter how loyal a servant you are, no one enjoys the company of a humourless mute.

The waves of pain that had only lapped at me before now reared high up and washed over my head, pulling me under. I did not resurface.

It’’s the unknown we fear when we look upon death and darkness, nothing more.