Trust was a luxury he simply couldn’t afford, not with the power that had been handed to him or with the expectations that came with it.
“You’re mad,” I said. “You know what he can do. No prize is worth that.”
Sturmhond grinned. “That remains to be seen.”
“The Darkling will hunt you for the rest of your days.”
“Then you and I will have something in common, won’t we? Besides, I like to have powerful enemies. Makes me feel important.”
Mal crossed his arms and considered the privateer. “I can’t decide if you’re crazy or stupid.”
“I have so many good qualities,” Sturmhond said. “It can be hard to choose.”
― Siege and Storm
Sturmhond grinned. “That remains to be seen.”
“The Darkling will hunt you for the rest of your days.”
“Then you and I will have something in common, won’t we? Besides, I like to have powerful enemies. Makes me feel important.”
Mal crossed his arms and considered the privateer. “I can’t decide if you’re crazy or stupid.”
“I have so many good qualities,” Sturmhond said. “It can be hard to choose.”
― Siege and Storm
“I took a breath. “Your highness—”
“Nikolai,” he corrected. “But I’ve also been known to answer to ‘sweetheart’ or ‘handsome.”
― Siege and Storm
“Nikolai,” he corrected. “But I’ve also been known to answer to ‘sweetheart’ or ‘handsome.”
― Siege and Storm
“Sturmhond had a way of talking that made me want to shoot someone. Preferably him.”
― Siege and Storm
― Siege and Storm
“You’re shaking,” he said.
“I’m not used to people trying to kill me.”
“Really? I hardly notice anymore.”
― Shadow and Bone
“I’m not used to people trying to kill me.”
“Really? I hardly notice anymore.”
― Shadow and Bone
“I've seen what you truly are," said the Darkling, "and I've never turned away. I never will. Can he say the same?”
― Siege and Storm
― Siege and Storm
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