"I longed to be part of this family. To be their benefactor. What could I possibly do for them? I became their invisible guardian. The Spirit of the Forest. And on occasion they too extended a small kindness toward me. Clothes. Bread. And for a moment, a brief, brief moment, the world and I were at peace."

"My Maker told you his tale? Then I will tell you mine."

"So, that's how I came to Chimney Rock. Daniel in the lion's den. David facing off Goliath. Young, dumb and full of Christ. Ready for anything."

"Noah Segan - Nikolai"

"Bridget Everett - Louise"

"James Faulkner - Reverend Prentice Wicks"

"Annie Hamilton - Grace Wicks"

"Jeffrey Wright - Bishop Langstrom"