Malachiasz Quotes

“You’ll play,” Nadya said <..> “You would have stayed in your hellish mines if you were not going to play. Did you expect to return and find everything exactly like it was before you burned it to the ground? There are only ever ashes after a fire, Malachiasz, and I’ll have you at my feet yet.” His eyes narrowed, the faint smile never quite dropping from his lips even as the air around him turned dangerous. His tucked a lock of her hair behind her ear. “We’ll see, pet.”
― Emily A. Duncan, Ruthless Gods

“They were cursed, thrown together by chance in Kalyazin, drawn together by circumstance but fated for opposite paths.”
― Emily A. Duncan, Ruthless Gods

“I don't regret what I did," he said. "But I do regret that it took so many lies. You weren't supposed to be so brilliant. I wasn't supposed to care."

"You care far too much about everything. It is, unfortunately, part of your charm.”
― Emily A. Duncan, Ruthless Gods

“Then we can come to a different understanding.”
― Emily A. Duncan, Wicked Saints

“Are you trying to bribe your way to forgiveness?"

"I," Malachiasz said, voice prim, "am trying to bribe my way out of getting my throat slit or nose broken. Forgiveness is hardly a factor and does require remorse.”
― Emily A. Duncan, Ruthless Gods