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We all have darkness inside us, Rielle,β he said, his voice rough. βThat is what it means to be human.
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I fear no darkness
I fear no night
I ask the shadows
To aid my fight
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Some say the Queen was frightened in her last moments. But I like to think that she was angry.
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People like us donβt fight for our own hope,β he said quietly. βWe fight for everyone elseβs.
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She was night itself reborn on earth, a queen swathed in shadows.
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Dread,β he murmured, his breath caressing her cheek, βis only a feeling, easily squashed. But wolves, my dear, have teeth.
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From sky to sky
From sea to sea
Steady so I stand
And never will I flee.
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Perhaps if nothing else, whatβs happened has taught you that there is more to life - and even to war - than simply staying alive.
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Do you even remember how many people you've killed, Eliana?"
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"Eighty-seven," she whispered as the gunshots continued. "Eighty-eight. Eighty-nine.
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We live in a world where good kings die and those foolish enough to hope for something better are killed where they stand.
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A sword forged true in hammer and flame
Flies sure and swift
A heart forged in battle and strife
Cuts deeper than any blade
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What are you? - Rahzavel
I am your doom. - Eliana
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Revolutions mean nothing if their soldiers forget to care for the people theyβre fighting to save,
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My name, said the voice, is Corien.
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You touch me and I burn
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As I understand it,β Ludivine replied wryly, βkissing involves not just one person, but two. If there is blame to be placed, it isnβt only for you to bear.
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I am myself. My mind is my own. And I am not afraid.
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If there is a wickedness inside of you, Rielle," Audric said hoarsely, his lips in her hair, "then I shall treasure it as I do every other part of you.
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She curtsied before the king, the shadow of Saint Katell falling like a sword across her neck.
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Here, my lady. Iβll help you back to bed and send for some tea. And a cinnamon cake, perhaps?β Rielle leaned heavily into Evylineβs broad body. βPerhaps three cakes would do the trick.β βThree cakes are, generally speaking, much more effective than one, my lady.β Rielleβs smile was faint and brought prickling tears to her eyes. βBless you, Evyline. Iβve taught you well.
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Have you always been this unspeakably irritating?β βHas your face always looked so temptingly carvable?
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My, my," he murmured, his blue eyes flashing with unbridled glee. "Never have I seen the Dread struck so speechless. You know how to make a man feel good, I must say.
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We are all of us dark creatures, but if we linger in those shadows, weβll be lost. Instead we must seek the light when we can.
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I donβt know how to both love you and be the person who sends you to war.
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Vivimos en un mundo donde las cosas buenas mueren y donde matan a aquellos que se rebelan porque son lo bastante ingenuos como para esperar algo mejor.
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And suddenly Simon understood: no one was coming to help them. He was the powerful someone. And it was up to him alone to save the princess.
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You have the face of a liar. I can see all the machinations of the world in your eyes.
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And this," she agreed and then kissed him deeply enough that he had nothing else to say.
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She looked rumpled and terrified, her green eyes bright and wide, her dark hair falling loose from her braid, her nightgown dwarfing her in the grand, tiled room.
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Rielle saw all of these things and she saw none of them. There was only Audric. Never mind the betrothal, never mind Ludivine, and damn the entire royal court to the Deep.
He was hers, and these men wanted to kill him.
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These men, they are made of a violence I could never have imagined."
"They're not men. They're angels.
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Well, I wanted to look in on you, make sure you'd managed to sleep," Navi said, her voice light. "Simon?" She looked guilelessly up at him. "Why were you at Eliana's door in the middle of the night?
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She considered it⦠to be loved instead of hated.
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If there is wickedness inside you, Rielle,β Audric said hoarsely, his lips in her hair, βthen I shall treasure it as I do every other part of you.
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