“Do the Shu not kiss before noon?”
― Crooked Kingdom
― Crooked Kingdom
“All Wylan wanted to do was stand as close as he possibly could to him and know that he was safe.”
― Crooked Kingdom
― Crooked Kingdom
“He was here because he desperately needed the money. And if there was another reason, a tall, lanky reason with a too-strong taste for games of chance, he wasn’t going to think about that right now.”
― Crooked Kingdom
― Crooked Kingdom
“Keep Wylan out of trouble."He told Jesper
....
"I worry about everything, merchling. That's why I'm still alive. And you can keep an eye on Jesper too.
...
"This is for bullets, not bets. Wylan, make sure his feet don't mysteriously find their way into a gambling den on his way to buy ammunition, understood?"
"I don't need a nursemaid>" Jesper snapped
"more like a chaperone, but if you want him to wash your nappies and tuck you in at night, that's your business.”
― Six of Crows
....
"I worry about everything, merchling. That's why I'm still alive. And you can keep an eye on Jesper too.
...
"This is for bullets, not bets. Wylan, make sure his feet don't mysteriously find their way into a gambling den on his way to buy ammunition, understood?"
"I don't need a nursemaid>" Jesper snapped
"more like a chaperone, but if you want him to wash your nappies and tuck you in at night, that's your business.”
― Six of Crows
“I used to meet with one of my tutors here, back when my father still thought . . . The tutor had a lot of interesting stories. And I always liked the maps. Tracing the letters sometimes made it easier to . . . It's how I found the passage.
"You know, Wylan, one of these days I'm going to stop underestimating you."
There was a brief pause and then, somewhere ahead, he heard Wylan say, "Then you're going to be a lot harder to surprise.”
― Crooked Kingdom
"You know, Wylan, one of these days I'm going to stop underestimating you."
There was a brief pause and then, somewhere ahead, he heard Wylan say, "Then you're going to be a lot harder to surprise.”
― Crooked Kingdom
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