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The Return of Light (The Primloc Chronicles, #1) QUOTES

The Return of Light (The Primloc Chronicles, #1) QUOTES

1 " There was never a time when she felt herself falling. It wasn’t until she crashed, heart first and head last, that she realized she had fallen at all. "

― Madeline C.C. Harper , The Return of Light (The Primloc Chronicles, #1)

2 " Alec was always Aunt Mathilda’s favorite, but I was my Aunt Florence’s. We used to feed swans together in the lake behind Chrysemfell. "

― Madeline C.C. Harper , The Return of Light (The Primloc Chronicles, #1)

3 " Olivia picks invisible dirt from her nails. “A lack of judgment on my part, Moore. I assure you.” Just then, an evil glint arises in her green eyes as she looks up. “You still in the closet with your parents? I can fix that. Just one phone call and the gay door’s wide open.”

His dark face goes red. “You’re – you’re – you’re a crusty slug! "

― Madeline C.C. Harper , The Return of Light (The Primloc Chronicles, #1)

4 " A strange creature stands in front of her. About three feet tall with large pointy ears and yellow eyes, it looks up at her with shrewdness. It wears a wool cap and has a long white beard that passes its pudgy belly. The beard is filled with braids, beads, and a pocket watch.

She gasps, “Is that an elf?”

The creature draws itself up to its full height. “An elf! You call me an elf? I am no elf, little girl! I am no faery slave! I am a goblin! Finiki the Goblin!” It turns to the copper-haired man with a scowl. “Did you hear that, Tristan? An elf! Your girl called me an elf!”
Tristan runs a hand through his hair. “Leave her be, Finiki. Why don’t you go and check on Foresto – “

“The ogre?” Brie asks.

He hesitates before looking down at her with slightly widened eyes, seeming surprised she knew who he was speaking of. “The ogre,” he finally confirms, then adds, “You’re a fast learner.”

Trying to be subtle as to not turn his short temper onto her, she tilts her head towards the stout creature that stands in front of them. “You people have a goblin. An ogre isn’t that far-fetched. "

― Madeline C.C. Harper , The Return of Light (The Primloc Chronicles, #1)

5 " And she's...lost. "

― Madeline C.C. Harper , The Return of Light (The Primloc Chronicles, #1)

6 " As one of the few Marlowes to have met him before the Rebellion, during a time he was still a spare prince, Sigrid said he was arrogant of his status and prone to tantrums. A personification of the Blood of Diagon – handsome on the outside and ugly on the in-side. "

― Madeline C.C. Harper , The Return of Light (The Primloc Chronicles, #1)

7 " There’s no pain, or even discomfort, which she’s happy about. If she should die, at least it shall be painless. "

― Madeline C.C. Harper , The Return of Light (The Primloc Chronicles, #1)

8 " As one of the few Marlowes to have met him before the Rebellion, during a time he was still a spare prince, Sigrid said he was arrogant of his status and prone to tantrums. A personification of the Blood of Diagon – handsome on the outside and ugly on the inside. "

― Madeline C.C. Harper , The Return of Light (The Primloc Chronicles, #1)

9 " Dropping to the ground faster than a sack of moldy potatoes, she covers her head with her arms, bracing herself for the pain of be-ing eaten. "

― Madeline C.C. Harper , The Return of Light (The Primloc Chronicles, #1)