" The first few times we spoke, I picked fights with her. Every time I opened my mouth, something rude would come out. I didn't know if my tongue was broken or if I would become a mute."

The boy snickered. "So what did you do?"

"I forced myself to keep talking. I figured that eventually, something nice would come out. "

― Emma Hamm , Veins of Magic (The Otherworld, #2)