" And trust me when I tell you, Fallon, this trunk holds the key to both our fortunes.” He sat down heavily on top of it and wrung the water from his sleeves. I could only stand there, blinking at him dumbly as the firelight from the sinking galley was extinguished in the cold black waves. I couldn’t, in that moment, remember ever having told him my name. "

― Lesley Livingston , The Valiant (The Valiant, #1)