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They wondered at her bruised and mysterious court: the raven-haired Squaller with her sharp tongue, the Ruined One with her black prayer shawl and hideous scars, the pale scholar who huddled away with his books and strange instruments. These were the sorry remnants of the Second Armyβunfit company for a Saint.
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Leigh Bardugo (Ruin and Rising (The Shadow and Bone Trilogy, #3))
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In the heart, the serpent coils, ever ravenous.
In the head, a conclave of chasms holds court.
In this realm, there are no heroes, only victims.
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Andre Solnikkar (Tome of Ruin)
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Stone screamed beneath twin sets of talons. βBut the Cauldron β¦ Oh, it knew that something had been taken from it. Not sentient, but β¦ it knew. It was furious. And when that young queen went in β¦β The Ravens laughed. Laughed as the slope leveled out and we found ourselves at the bottom of the library. βOh, it gave her immortality. It made her Fae. But since something had been taken from it β¦ the Cauldron took what she valued most. Her youth.β They sniggered again. βA young woman went in β¦ but a withered crone came out.
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Sarah J. Maas (A Court of Wings and Ruin (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #3))
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However.β He held up a knowing finger. βIβve found them more inclined to do all sorts of things if you wash it first.
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Eliza Raine (Court of Ravens and Ruin (The Shadow Bound Queen, #1))
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Your whole world would change in one night. But that is not my plan.
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Eliza Raine (Court of Ravens and Ruin (The Shadow Bound Queen, #1))
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Tenacity, a smart mouth, and a talent for provoking people into making mistakes, were where I was comfortable.
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Eliza Raine (Court of Ravens and Ruin (The Shadow Bound Queen, #1))
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I do not believe for one moment you are stupid. I am watching you, little gildi.
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Eliza Raine (Court of Ravens and Ruin (The Shadow Bound Queen, #1))
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He thought the Prince was trying to turn me into a shadow-spinner.
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Eliza Raine (Court of Ravens and Ruin (The Shadow Bound Queen, #1))
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A face moved into view. Not the Starved One I usually saw. It was a woman, face pale and haggard. βMy son.β I gasped at the words. Never had I heard words before. βIf they find out what you really are, they will end you.β A male voice answered, distorted and grief-stricken. βI have no magic without you. Please. Donβt leave me.β βMy death will give you enough for five years. But you must find the mist-staff by your thirtieth birthday.β βNo! No, mother, you canβt!β The womanβs face faded from view and then eyes shone out of the patchy gloom left behind.
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Eliza Raine (Court of Ravens and Ruin (The Shadow Bound Queen, #1))
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Elain only stared at him for a long moment. And any lucidity faded away as she shook her head, blinking twice, and said to Nesta, βTwin ravens are coming, one white and one black.
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Sarah J. Maas (A Court of Wings and Ruin (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #3))
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I announce her as bound to me,
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Eliza Raine (Court of Ravens and Ruin (The Shadow Bound Queen, #1))
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I was hunting in the forest when I was visited by a fae. She told me I was to assist the copper-haired gold-giver in whatever way was needed. Then I found myself here. I assume you to be the copper-haired gold-giver?
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Eliza Raine (Court of Ravens and Ruin (The Shadow Bound Queen, #1))
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His eyes flashed again, this time I was sure with anger. βYou are impertinent. All know of my glorious father.β βAnd your crazy fucking mother.β His staff banged on the bottom of the boat, and I flinched. βShe is not my mother. The Queen of the
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Eliza Raine (Court of Ravens and Ruin (The Shadow Bound Queen, #1))
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Weβre the kingβs Ravens. His far-flying eyes and talons. And weβve come to take you back.
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Sarah J. Maas (A Court of Wings and Ruin (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #3))
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I could understand the Shadow Court raiding the palace and killing gold-givers. But we should already be dead. All three of us. Why the fates had he taken us captive? Why the fates had he looked me straight in the eye and said he just wanted me?
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Eliza Raine (Court of Ravens and Ruin (The Shadow Bound Queen, #1))
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I will defend her to the death,β barked Lhoris. The Prince cocked his head. βYou are lovers?β The deep, rich tone had turned to a hiss. Lhoris growled. βShe is family. I will die before you take her.
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Eliza Raine (Court of Ravens and Ruin (The Shadow Bound Queen, #1))
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I didnβt want to beg anyone for anything. But when heβd spoken to me like thatβ¦ I had never wanted anything more.
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Eliza Raine (Court of Ravens and Ruin (The Shadow Bound Queen, #1))
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You have a fate to fulfill. Fate cannot be outrun.
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Eliza Raine (Court of Ravens and Ruin (The Shadow Bound Queen, #1))