ALT A russet-haired woman is silhouetted against an arched cathedral window stained blood red. Her gaze is off to the side, her eyes a deep green, her expression calm and quiet. Her naturally pale skin is marked by blisters and scaly patches from too much time in the sun. Her long curly hair is loose and flows down her back over her dark cloak. The text over the picture reads, would you read a book with her?

ALT The same image blurred forms the background, while over it written on scraps of paper are the following characterizations: - Gentle & kindhearted towards others, never to herself - Haunted by the trauma in her past - Would do anything for Quincy—except deviate from her conscience - Loves green, growing things - Longs for her friend to treat her as an equal

ALT A snippet is overlaid on the image of an arched cathedral window, glass stained red. The rest of the space is in deep darkness. The snippet reads: Ro bit her lip, before tossing the inedible mess aside. “It just… I wanted—” She lowered her eyes and whispered, “You hardly get enough to eat. This new penance… It didn’t seem right.” Her wide, terrified eyes locked on Quincy, as though Quincy would start screaming her condemnation. “I thought maybe I could find something outside.” Ro had risked leaving the anchorage grounds during a penance walk. She had tried to give Quincy something she was forbidden to have. She had questioned the priest’s judgment. Maybe she wasn’t too far gone after all.

ALT Same backgroud image with the following text in gothic print: you'll find her in The Babbler and the Balance Keeper, coming soon

ALT A dark-haired woman is silhouetted against an arched cathedral window stained blood red. She meets her observer's gaze calmly, her expression detached and closed off. Her sharp-featured face is somewhat gaunt, her eyes skeptical. Her long dark hair is loose and flows down her back. she's wearing a dark cloak. The text over the picture reads, would you read a book with her?

ALT The same image blurred forms the background, while over it written on scraps of paper are the following characterizations: - Doesn’t believe in the gods she serves - Has a heart (mad about it) - Nobody gave her a knife but that snark could cut you - Would burn the world down for her best—and only—friend - Give her the chocolate and no one gets hurt

ALT A snippet is overlaid on the image of an arched cathedral window, glass stained red. The rest of the space is in deep darkness. The snippet reads: The world itself was no different than that web, with everyone weaving threads to capture what they wanted and avoid being caught themselves. And on the day of the execution, Quincy had realized a choice lay before her if she wanted to survive. She could suffocate herself, carve out the very essence of her being until she was no more than a shell. Hollow, but safe. Or she could become something new, something more. So she’d learned the most pious things to say. How to hold herself still. How to go hungry. How to fool everyone around her until she was one of the most respected keepers. Now she could outweave them all

ALT Same backgroud image with the following text in gothic print: you'll find her in The Babbler and the Balance Keeper, coming soon