" Nia subjected Janner and Tink to a painful scrubbing. It felt to Janner like his mother intended to rub the skin from his bones. Then she set to work on their hair. Using one of the folding knives she’d placed in their packs, Nia sawed at their hair, grunting and tugging until locks of Janner’s and Tink’s shaggy hair lay in clumps at their feet. "

― Andrew Peterson , North! or Be Eaten (The Wingfeather Saga, #2)