Naril
Tinker, tailor, lover, thief
A line that comes to mind is from a scene in Terry Pratchett's novel Thud! -
"Indeed. But I think you misunderstand. I am not here to keep the darkness out. I am here to keep it in." There was a clink of metal as the shadowy watchman lifted a dark lantern and opened its little door. Orange light cut through the blackness. "Call me...the Guarding Dark. Imagine how strong I must be."
The entire scene is lovely, but this is the part that has lived in my mind, rent-free, for a very long time.
"Indeed. But I think you misunderstand. I am not here to keep the darkness out. I am here to keep it in." There was a clink of metal as the shadowy watchman lifted a dark lantern and opened its little door. Orange light cut through the blackness. "Call me...the Guarding Dark. Imagine how strong I must be."
The entire scene is lovely, but this is the part that has lived in my mind, rent-free, for a very long time.