Deal With The Elf King Quotes

You will respect me!” Eldas shouts. “Be someone worthy of respecting first!” I slam the door behind me.

To this world. To the next. To the people we meet between and the bonds we share.

I am not made for dreams. I am made to rule.” “I think you’re made for whatever you want to be.

Some people can never be hidden; they are meant to be seen.

To tomorrow.” “What’s tomorrow?” “Everything. May tomorrow hold every possibility. And may we be bold and hungry enough to take them for our own.

Love is choice

I have a right to know your true name.” “You have a right to nothing of mine that isn’t freely given.

We smell of honey and taste of forgotten dreams. We move like desperation.

If you're always walking above people you risk walking on them, Eldas. And that's how you make enemies.

The elves come for two things: war and wives. In both cases, they come for death.

Love is a dangerous distraction from duty.

I can leave.” Yet, as he speaks, his body contradicts him. He continues to kiss me. His hand hitches up my shirt, sliding over the plane of my stomach. How I’ve longed for him to touch me there again… “Leave, and I will find you,” I whisper breathlessly in reply. “Leave me here, unsatisfied and yearning, and I will hunt you down, Eldas.

you are my antithesis, Luella. You are the queen of life." "And you are the king of death" page 110

Leave, and I will find you,” I whisper breathlessly in reply. “Leave me here, unsatisfied and yearning, and I will hunt you down, Eldas.

Kiss me again,” I demand breathlessly. “Kiss me like you did that night in the castle. Let’s give in to this waking dream, Eldas.” “No,” he murmurs. Everything in me shudders at his denial. But then he pulls me toward him, snaring me with the lightest touch imaginable. “I will not kiss you like I did then.” My breath hitches. Through the fan of my lashes I watch him lean forward. “I will kiss you better.

My queen. Those two words are almost as sweet as losing myself in the taste of his mouth.

I've loved you since the cottage. since ... I dont know when. Somewhere along the way I fell in love with you. You and I ... these circumstances we met under have been a bit of a mess. But I love you despite them all" Page 312

Fadewalking seems a lot less impressive when an animal can do it too.” I can’t help a grin. Eldas narrows his eyes at me, but his scowl has lost some of its bite. “He can Fadewalk because he is of the Fade—a creature caught in the rift when worlds were severed.” “He’s a good boy, that’s what he is,” I coo to the wolf.

we smell of honey and taste of forgotten dreams

Love is choice. Just dream, Eldas, and then follow those dreams. I have to go to know.

I will be the bud that sprouts from the grey rock of this place. I will be the flower that blooms even despite his shadows" page 83

May tomorrow hold every possibility. And may we be bold and hungry enough to take them for our own.

You have a right to nothing of mine that isn't freely given

And I’ve found I’m very fond of exactly the woman you are. I wouldn’t change a single thing.

then why did you stay away?" he whispers. "why didn't you tell me before you left?

Somewhere along the way I fell in love with you. You and I…these circumstances we met under have been a bit of a mess. But I love you despite them all.

Every child must eventually leave. Sometimes, it is to a house down the street. Other times, it is to somewhere very far away. But if that child ends up where they belong, and are happy and loved... that's all a parent wants." page 304

If things were different, you wouldn’t have been you.” He finally looks back to me. His once icy eyes are now tepid pools as inviting and warm as the creeks I would strip bare and swim in underneath the redwood trees deep in the forests around the temple. “And I’ve found I’m very fond of exactly the woman you are. I wouldn’t change a single thing.

I am your king.” Eldas takes a step forward and I lean back. But he’s still too close. His long form is oppressive. He looms over me. I plant my feet and refuse to let him make me feel small. I will be the bud that sprouts from the gray rock of this place. I will be the flower that blooms even despite his shadow. “You are a moody prince glorified with a thorny-looking, iron crown,” I snap back. “You’re selfish and self-centered. You have no idea how to speak to people or relate to them. Any compassion and effort you exert to know someone is nothing more than a ruse to get what you want out of those around you.

He is like a poisonous flower—stunning and deadly. This, I realize as his eyes flash an even brighter blue, is the face of death.

His lips met mine and I burn.

We smell of honey and taste of forgotten dreams.

He’s a man of contrasts. Soft and hard. Cold yet he sets me aflame.

Be someone worthy of respecting first!

His smile turns into a smug smirk and Eldas leans forward once more with hooded eyes. "My queen, ever the researcher." My queen. The words make me weak in the knees. They no longer fill me with fear. My queen. Those two words are almost as sweet as losing myself in the taste of his mouth. "My king," I murmur in reply. "Eldas, my king." I am his, and he is mine.

Eldas kisses me like the creature of darkness that he is, determined to consume every last flicker of my light.

No, you're leaving Midscape. Leaving me. We... I can't

kill the thoughts of tomorrow. Let's live for today." page 243

Is this what I've been running from my whole life? Is this what it's like to care for someone else? The rogue thought wanders across my mind as I stare up at him. How could I have wanted to hide from this?

I could spend forever like this. There's no point in denying it. This prickly, awkward, and somewhat emotionally stinted man has become mine. And whether I intended to or not, I have allowed myself to become his.

I wouldn’t let you upset me,” she mumbles. “Good!” I laugh and smile at her. I see the tiniest smile in return. “I’m just trying to say…we’re not so different. And, maybe, because of that, you can understand how I feel. I had my own dreams, too, Rinni. I had a shop. I wanted to help people with my talents when it came to herbs and potions. The whole town depended on me and invested in me so I could do it. That profession—herbalist—was my painting. But the world wanted me to be something different. “So, no, I’m not held hostage in the literal sense. But it can feel that way, especially because the life I planned for myself is out of reach.

Then, your father was the king married to Alice?” He goes rigid, tense. The muscles in his jaw bulge as he fights back whatever his first instinct told him to say. “He was.” Without another word on the matter, we continue forward. Though I would’ve given anything to stop and probe the depths of the emotions he was trying to hide. What was Alice to him?

I don’t want words, I want action. It’s easy to apologize, Eldas. It’s harder to mean it.

There’s only one bed.

You are my antithesis, Luella. You are the queen of life.” “And you are the king of death,” I whisper, staring up into his frozen eyes.

may tomorrow hold every possibility. And may we be bold and hungry enough to take them for our own." page 235

I was afraid I didn’t even know what love was because I don’t think I’ve ever felt it before.

I can see angry sharks swimming in the cool pools of his eyes.

Once a true name is known, the elf can manipulate the creature or thing at will.

An arm closes around me and the blade of a dagger is at my throat. “King Eldas!” Aria shouts over my shoulder. My ears ring. I was right; it was her all along. I’ve never been so angry about being correct. “If you won’t parlay with us for your dear brother, then perhaps your queen?

The heels of my shoes clop loudly on the floor as I trudge over. “Queens should float, not walk like a horse.” So he’s allowed to make remarks but I’m not? I tilt my head to the side, pressing my lips shut in a firm line. He smirks, understanding my silent game. “Good, I’ll take the horse. At least they’re silent.” I whinny to spite him and I think I see his eye twitch.

I am his to be molded and sculpted---his to cut from the night itself.

Luella?" My name is a question. What is he asking? "Yes." Whatever it is, yes. His grip on me tightness; he pulls my face upward. My mouth meets his. His arm tightens around me, yanking me even closer. We smell of honey and taste of forgotten dreams. We move like desperation.

I must finally make a choice, of my own volition, free of the influences of any man, with where I stand. I have to take my own advice and choose what I want for myself, not what others want for me.

—Bésame otra vez —le pido con voz ahogada—. Bésame como hiciste esa noche en el castillo. Rindámonos a esta ensoñación, Eldas. —No —murmura. Todo en mi interior se estremece ante su negativa. Pero entonces me atrae hacia él y me sujeta con las manos más suaves que alguien podría imaginar—. No voy a besarte como aquel día. —Se me corta la respiración. A través del abanico de mis pestañas, observo cómo se inclina hacia delante—. Voy a besarte mejor.

El amor es la única cosa que podría hacer que alguien actuara en contra de sus propios intereses.

If I never think of love again it will be too soon. Everything Luke did because of “love” affirms every reason why I knew it was a bad idea to involve myself with him—with anyone. Love is a dangerous distraction from duty.

Our work is what we do, not who we are.

You are perhaps the one thing in Midscape I find terrifying.

Love was the one thing that could make someone act against their own best interests.

— Algumas coisas simplesmente não são feitas para acontecer.

But the clouds quickly roll back in and the expression vanishes as he releases me,

Darling one…” She wraps an arm around my shoulders. “Every child must eventually leave. Sometimes, it is to a house down the street. Other times, it is to somewhere very far away. But if that child ends up where they belong, and are happy and loved…that’s all a parent wants.

Luella: "Desearía que todo fuese diferente." Eldas: "Yo,no. Si las cosas fuesen diferentes, tú no hubieses sido tú. Y he descubierto que me gusta mucho justo la mujer que eres. No cambiaría ni una sola cosa.

Every child must eventually leave. Sometimes, it is to a house down the street. Other times, it is to somewhere very far away. But if that child ends up where they belong, and are happy and loved…that’s all a parent wants.

My life might not have looked like much to someone who came from a grand castle. But you know what, Your Majesty?” I sneer. “I worked for what I had and worked every day to keep it—to keep the esteem, respect, and trust of my community. I worked for it because it was what I chose for myself.

That I care about him—I love him—but I made a vow to the people of Capton to always be there to serve and that will always come first.

hesitation is forgotten and we collectively continue to dream that insatiable dream of all we could be." page 252

El amor es una distracción peligrosa de las obligaciones de uno.

—Creía que estabas más interesada en el paisaje —contesta con una risita. —Estoy interesada sobre todo en ti.

El rostro del Rey de los Elfos, etéreo, apuesto, joven, duro como un diamante, es tan bello como aterrador. Es como una flor venenosa: deslumbrante y letal. Este, pienso cuando sus ojos centellean de un azul aún más brillante, es el rostro de la muerte.

Planto los pies en el suelo y me niego a dejar que me haga sentir pequeña. Seré el capullo que brota de la roca gris de este lugar. Seré la flor que se abre a pesar de la sombra de su rey.

—Estoy acostumbrado al frío. —Se ríe sin humor—. El rey del hielo, me llaman. —Entonces, es una suerte que tengas una reina de fuego.

You would do that for my wretch of a brother?” “Even wretches need care.

Fair. What is it that you researched?” I assume

—Algunas personas nunca pueden ser ocultadas; están destinadas a ser vistas.

Willow.

I think back to every remedy I made by taste alone. One drop on my tongue, and I knew what herbs were at play

I want the tender man who came to me last night. Yet I don’t know where or how to find him.

for those who need a break and a second glass of wine

There are only two reasons why the elves come to our world: war or wives. In either case, they come for death. They come today.

If you’re always walking above people you risk walking on them, Eldas. And that’s how you make enemies.

one hundred and ten.

Olemos a miel y sabemos a sueños olvidados.

His ears extend away from his face into points that match the spears of his crown.

Apologize to the drink. Because rather than being on your tongue it’s now merely on my clothes—a sorry demotion.