“Flame and shadow. One cannot exist without the other.”
― Red Queen
― Red Queen
“What is infinite? The universe and the greed of men.”
― Siege and Storm
― Siege and Storm
“The truth is what I make it. I could set this world on fire and call it rain.”
― Red Queen
― Red Queen
“Why won’t you leave me alone?” I whispered one night as he hovered behind me while I tried to work at my desk.
Long minutes passed. I didn’t think he would answer. I even had time to hope he might have gone, until I felt his hand on my shoulder.
“Then I’d be alone, too," he said, and he stayed the whole night through, till the lamps burned down to nothing.”
― Siege and Storm
Long minutes passed. I didn’t think he would answer. I even had time to hope he might have gone, until I felt his hand on my shoulder.
“Then I’d be alone, too," he said, and he stayed the whole night through, till the lamps burned down to nothing.”
― Siege and Storm
“In this moment he was just a boy -brilliant, blessed with too much power, burdened by eternity.”
― Ruin and Rising
― Ruin and Rising
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