Hello favouriters, followers and otherwise readers of Protector of Silence. I just want to thank you all one last time for your support throughout Protector of Silence - it's been a real journey for me and I couldn't have done it without you. Without your support, this would still be a half-written Word document sitting on my computer that me and my bestie Emzie wrote as a way of getting out of watching Pride and Prejudice. Oh how far we have come in two years! :)

And know I have a special announcement: at the insistence of my wonderful, supportive readers - the sequel is now officially up! It is called Protector of Loyalty and will cover what has become known to me as 'The Second Generation' as well as answering a few questions left behind by the epilogue of Protector of Silence. I hope you enjoy it and please, please, please if it's not too much of a hassle can you review the new story? Guest reviews, regular reviews, short reviews, long reviews - nothing spurs a writer on more than reviews. ;D

Until then, below is a small taster of what's to come.

All flames will be fed to the Aracines for lunch.

Graçias y bueñas notches!


"Point is, now Hanukkah is over and now I get to spend the rest of the year with the only significant other I need in my life in my most favourite place in the world."

"Aww. I'm touched my 'only significant other I need in my life'."


"My family are from Cinnabar Island - I was born and raised in Oblivia."


"What do you mean I don't know fun? I am capable of plenty of fun thank you - just in moderated doses, unlike someone we know."

"Kellyn, you're the guy who took Summer to the theme park for her eighth birthday only to refuse to get on any rides with the excuse - and I quote - 'No Small Child, I'm not getting on that lawsuit waiting to happen'."


"Excuse my French, but what the hell is wrong with you?!"


"I do not have a bad temper."

"You threatened to kill Purple-Eyes and raised a weapon on him. I think that counts as a bad temper."


"Well maybe we could move faster if Aladdin over there wore more sensible trousers!"

"They're shorts."

"In what life?!"


"If you could make a horcrux out of anything, what would it be?"

"I dunno."

"What's a horcrux?"

"You: your hair gel - you guard it with your life."

"My wallet - no one would ever find the bloody thing!"


"Does she stand a chance in hell on her own?"

"Maybe. If she develops this little thing called intelligence. Which she won't."


"Will you please talk to yourself more quietly, I'm trying to figure out what to do with you."


"Your father is one of the greatest rangers that's ever lived."

"He's also the guy who lied to me for the last fourteen years of my life!"


"Will you please remain still? You will need to stay in this bed until further—"

"I don't need to stay in bed! I could beat an army!"

"Sure you could man, but it might not be a good idea to p-off the people with the needles."


"Rand! What are you doing here?!"

"First of all, because Booker needs at least one adult friend. And second, to find out WHAT THE HELL YOU WERE THINKING?!"


"Dare I ask?"

"Helping."

"Helping me do what, kill trees? Seriously, how many rain forests are you planning on cutting down?"


"Oblivia was in great danger once before. The one behind it was a man named Edward - a former criminal who wanted to get back to his old tricks. But no one suspected him, because he masqueraded as a doctor. I' not saying this guy is a bad person, or that he lied to you - just that you can't rely on what a person tells you to judge exactly who they are."


"You stole Booker's boat?! Booker's boat?! Are you insane?! Good Mew, have you lost your mind?!"

"What was I supposed to do, take the bus?!"


"Hey, I nicked these from the cafeteria for ya."

"No thanks."

"Hey, you shouldn't waste food - hunger's a big problem in this country! Although so is obesity, so that's kinda confusing."


"It wasn't until Father took him in he truly felt safe - and even then not until Solana was there did he really start to trust people. And I...I can't bear for a child of mine to go through that - to make them got through the same horror. I just couldn't!"


"I won't let my child go through life not knowing who their father is, and I won't let myself go through what my father went through. I'm not going to let my child grow up without me being there with them!"


"ARRGHHH! I. Am. Not. Being. Kidnapped. AGAIN!"


"Please do not tell me he deserted us."

"Well, I wouldn't say deserted. More like he—"

"He left us here. That's deserting."

"...okay, then maybe he did."


"...When Joshua saves us, I'm gonna kill 'im."

"There's a queue."

"Since when did you have the urge to murder anyone?"

"I don't. But probably half the people in the base will want a shot at him once they're done with him."

"Ah, true."


"So, do you have something even resembling a plan or do we just look until we get captured and make it up from there?"


"Whatever Teen-Rex! Not all of us can afford to be the height of the Chrysler building!"

"Why, 'cos you think looking cute and innocent will fool the legendaries into granting you leniency?"

"No, but because height won't save you from Owari when he finds out you're here."


"What happened?"

"Joshua shot you. But don't worry, Joshua likes shooting people."


"The mayor called here not long after you left. He called you a great Oblivian."

"A great Oblivian what?"

"I dunno. He didn't say."


"You are the bravest and most incredible girl I've ever met."