The Golden Braid (Hagenheim, #6) QUOTES

2 " [,,,]he saw it as his Christian duty. Jesus had given his life for others, and a knight must do the same, and nothing was nobler than saving a young woman. "

― Melanie Dickerson , The Golden Braid (Hagenheim, #6)

4 " She wanted to hit him. Perhaps she would. "

― Melanie Dickerson , The Golden Braid (Hagenheim, #6)

6 " But he would never stop searching. And when he found her, he would never let anyone harm her again. "

― Melanie Dickerson , The Golden Braid (Hagenheim, #6)

8 " Sir Gerek handed her a gray wool blanket, then lay down next to the fire.
"Don't you have a blanket?"
"I forgot to get one when we were at the castle, but I don't need one. It's warm enough now."
"The nights are still quite cool. Here you take the blanket and I will put on the rest of my clothes. It's the perfect solution."
"No, thank you. I don't need it."
She let out an exasperated sigh...
...Sir Gerek was laying down near the fire, his eyes closed. Rapunzel moved as quietly as she could toward his still form, then carefully laid the the blanket over him.
She lay down with her head near his and closed her eyes.
Her eyes popped open. Something was touching her legs and was gradually being laid over the rest of her body. She suspected it was the gray woolen blanket she had laid on Sir Gerek. When he finished, he walked back over to where he had been sleeping and lay down again.

Gerek awoke with the blanket laying over him. How had she managed to cover him without him waking up? He sat up. She lay asleep on her side, her thick braid touching her cheek. The sun was casting a soft glow over her and making her look even more otherworldly.
He found himself smiling as he draped the blanket over her while she slept.
When she awoke, he already had Donner saddled and breakfast ready.
"When did you do this?" She held out the blanket. With the scolding half frown and lowered her brows, she took his breath away...
... He shrugged. "You looked cold."
She eyed him, shook her head, then folded up the blanket. "

― Melanie Dickerson , The Golden Braid (Hagenheim, #6)

10 " Beautiful, clever, hardheaded Rapunzel, who had broken down and cried, whose hair was as beautiful as a sunset. "

― Melanie Dickerson , The Golden Braid (Hagenheim, #6)

12 " He closed his eyes. The melody wrapped around his chest, which ached with the beauty of it, even though he couldn’t quite make out the words. "

― Melanie Dickerson , The Golden Braid (Hagenheim, #6)

14 " She could prove she was just as significant, just as intelligent, just as worthy of love and acceptance as anyone else. "

― Melanie Dickerson , The Golden Braid (Hagenheim, #6)

16 " Was he the only person in the world who knew how precious her trust was, who knew how difficult it was for her to give it? "

― Melanie Dickerson , The Golden Braid (Hagenheim, #6)

18 " I shall write Lady Rose a letter, listing your virtues and skills.” He reached down and drew up a piece of real paper—much crisper than parchment—and found a reed pen. “Let’s see, what shall I say? You are hardheaded . . .” “Don’t you dare.” But this brought a smile to her face that she was obviously trying to suppress. “And terrified of letting anyone see your hair . . .” He found his ink and writing board. “You wouldn’t say that!” She self-consciously twisted her long hair and then flung it over her shoulder. "

― Melanie Dickerson , The Golden Braid (Hagenheim, #6)

20 " With the scolding half frown and lowered brows, she took his breath away. What would she do if he put his hands on either side of her face and kissed her lips? Probably slap him. "

― Melanie Dickerson , The Golden Braid (Hagenheim, #6)