Her expression reminded me sharply of the painting—the Alcestis. Blank, expressionless. Empty. She stared straight at me. For the first time, I felt afraid.
“Celaena had a sudden moment of clarity then, as her hair ripped from her braid and the wind tore at her clothes. Of all the girls in all the world, here she was on a spit of beach in the Red Desert, astride an Asterion horse, racing faster than the wind. Most would never experience this—she would never experience anything like this again. And for that one heartbeat, when there was nothing more to it than that, she tasted bliss so complete that she tipped her head back to the sky and laughed.”
― The Assassin's Blade
― The Assassin's Blade
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