“… from what he knew about the Creatures of the Dark they wouldn't waste their time laying elaborate traps. They'd just eat someone.”

— Mercedes Lackey , book The Phoenix Unchained

Source: The Phoenix Unchained

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American novelist and short story writer 1950

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