“How much farther?” I asked after we’d gone up one floor and through another ten minutes. [...] “Uh . . . I’m not exactly sure,” Phaelan admitted. I blinked. “What do you mean you’re not sure? Where are we?” “I’m not sure of that, either.” Phaelan looked slightly embarrassed. It wasn’t a look I’d seen on him often, and considering what it implied, I didn’t want to see it on him now. I gaped at him. “We’re lost?” “I didn’t say that.” “You didn’t have to. You don’t know where we are. That’s called lost.” “The blueprints didn’t include this floor. Besides, I prefer to think of it as temporarily misplaced.” RainePhaelan Book:Con & Conjure Source: Con & Conjure
“I knew there was evil in the world. Death and taxes were all necessary evils. So was shopping. “I hate shopping,” I muttered. “Of course you do,” Phaelan said. “You’re a Benares. We’re not used to paying for anything.” HumorRainePhaelan Book:The Trouble with Demons Source: The Trouble with Demons