Ander - Epilogue: Subchapter 2
As one, every set of eyes fixed squarely on mateo. he turned around in his seat, the most indignant look of incredulity on his face. "what's everyone looking at me for!?" he asked to boisterous laughter and even a little bit of applause.
Ander - Chapter 7, Subchapter 63
mateo - a fox name. why would they ever come together to mourn at the same pyre like that?
Ander - Chapter 6, Subchapter 6
He merely chuckled and said, "i hear you, mateo." "good. but back to the matter at hand." he looked at the drab brown vixen, sitting nearby with the folds of her dress all bunched up in her clutching fists, staring at him with rapt attention.
Battlefield Hymn (Chap20, Book9)
"hurry up, get where you're going, and avoid san francisco on your way back to san mateo." "yes, sir. have a good night." the officer didn't say anything. he folded his arms and waited.
Ander - Chapter 7, Subchapter 89
"mateo! he's a right jackass sometimes, but even i can see he's trying to make up for it! he's trying his very best to fix things! that's why he's here! he fought to try and make things right! he risked his life for it!
Ander - Chapter 6, Subchapter 8
mateo looked at the broken hammer, then the bent arrow, and then his eyes came to rest on nilia's. "what was that you were saying about a wall?" a surprisingly quick learner, that one. now to drive the point home to the rest of them.
Ander - Chapter 3, Subchapter 42
These were the same foxes that had helped kiana load ander into a vegetable cart after he got shot by mateo, and she was incredibly lucky to have crossed their path on the way out of grovenglen. devin on the other hand... not so much.
Ander - Chapter 6, Subchapter 71
There was her headstrong little soldier, mateo, nervously fiddling with the straps of his crossbow, as if wishing for nothing more than to be able to blast all her problems away.
Ander - Chapter 8, Subchapter 3
mateo, he lets out this huge sigh of relief, and danado, he doesn't even know what's going on and suddenly layla hits him with a straight tackle, covering him in kisses. the look on his face!" james sighed and wiped his streaming eyes.
Ander - Epilogue: Subchapter 5
Nilia and mateo were inseparable throughout all this, of course.
Ander - Chapter 7, Subchapter 12
mateo, in a move more foolish than brave, jumped right in front of the charging beast, raising his crossbow to eye level. "get -" that was as far as he got.
Ander - Chapter 8, Subchapter 8
"i should have let mateo shoot you, you son of a bitch!!" "oh!" bethany jumped up and tried to grab the drawer, but it was already too late for that. kiana hurled it with all the strength she could muster, which, as it turned out, was quite a lot.