endless list of underappreciated ya novels: characters: Tali Sanchez Kalloryn ☼ The Second Guard ☼ J.D. Vaughn
“She was a fighter, your mother, until the very end, and if she were here, she’d tell you this: If you wish to excel as a warrior, you must always know what it is you’re fighting for. You must know it, and believe in it. Otherwise you are not a warrior, but a hired hand with a blade.”









