Labyrinth (Languedoc Trilogy, #1)

“The past is a living thing.”

Stumbling on Alais's ring in that cave felt like a heavy secret. History isn't just dates. It's things buried in the dirt waiting for a hand to find them.

“The mountains have no memory, but the stones keep their secrets.”

The mountain air around Carcassonne hides so much blood. Those medieval walls were built on bones. Sometimes the ground remembers what people try to forget.

Alice and Alais are linked across eight hundred years. Their lives mirror each other in the smallest ways. It makes you wonder who walked your path before you.

“In the name of God, all things are permitted.”

The crusades against the Cathars were brutal and quiet. Neighbors turned on each other for a different kind of prayer. Faith can be a very sharp knife.