“I am not sure I can." "Become sure," said the cat, his eyes flashing green in the firelight. "Once you leap on a boar's back, you can't sheath your claws.” CourageTalking AnimalsGoing ForwardNo ReturnCertainity Book:Plain Kate Source: Plain Kate
“Taggle, meanwhile, made himself popular, killing rats and bringing a rabbit into camp every evening, preening in the praise - silently, thank god, though at night, he recounted choice bits to Kate: "Rye Baro says I am a princeling; he split the leg bone for me so that I could eat the marrow. They love me. And I'm sure they'll keep you, too." Mira, she thought, and treasured it each time she heard it, They must keep me. Family.” HopeLongingBelongingBoastingTalking AnimalsAffectionate Nicknames Book:Plain Kate Source: Plain Kate
“Taggle looked up at her, his amber eyes as deep as the loneliness Kate had felt before he became her friend. "The traditional thing," he said slowly, "involves the river and a sack.” LoveDeathFriendshipSacrificeTalking Animals Book:Plain Kate Source: Plain Kate