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“The stars are still there,” she said. “We’ll find our own way back to them.”
― Leviathan Falls
― Leviathan Falls
“Callum would simply have to look Tristan in the eye and say, as un-pathetically as possible, you don't have to choose me. Just know that it won't stop me from choosing you.”
― The Atlas Complex
― The Atlas Complex
“They did not make you stronger.
They did not make you better.
They simply complemented a time in your life.
But that time has passed,
and you are not broken because you have lost, and you are not damaged because you are hurting
--You Do Not Need Them”
― A Strangely Wrapped Gift
They did not make you better.
They simply complemented a time in your life.
But that time has passed,
and you are not broken because you have lost, and you are not damaged because you are hurting
--You Do Not Need Them”
― A Strangely Wrapped Gift
“A tormented scream pierced the night like a blade. The sky bled, and darkness fell instead of stars, erasing lights across the Magnificent North.”
― The Ballad of Never After
― The Ballad of Never After
“... the girl remained unmoving. Dead. And yet the Fate continued to hold her.
'Bring her back,' he said softly.
'I am sorry,' said the queen who'd just awoken. She was a petite thing. She's tried to pull her son away from the girl to stop his unnatural feeding, but her hands were not strong enough. The queen could not fight immortals physically, but she had an iron will forged of mettle and mistakes. 'You know I cannot do that.'
The Fate finally looked up. 'Bring her back,' he repeated. For he also possessed an indomitable will. 'I know you can do it.'
The queen shook her head remorsefully. 'My heart breaks for you- for this. But I will not do this. After bringing back Castor and seeing what he became, I vowed to never use that sort of magic again.'
'Evangeline would be different.' The Fate glowered at the queen.
'No,' she repeated. 'You wouldn't be saving this girl, you would be damning her. Just as we did to Castor. She wouldn't want this life.'
'I don't care what she wants!' roared the Fate. 'I don't want her dead. She saved you, you need to save her.'
The queen took a shaky breath.
If the story curse could have breathed, it would have held its breath. It hoped the queen would say yes. Yes to bringing her back, to turning her in to another terrible immortal. Despite what this Fate believed, the girl would be horrible- the ones with endless life always were, eventually.”
― The Ballad of Never After
'Bring her back,' he said softly.
'I am sorry,' said the queen who'd just awoken. She was a petite thing. She's tried to pull her son away from the girl to stop his unnatural feeding, but her hands were not strong enough. The queen could not fight immortals physically, but she had an iron will forged of mettle and mistakes. 'You know I cannot do that.'
The Fate finally looked up. 'Bring her back,' he repeated. For he also possessed an indomitable will. 'I know you can do it.'
The queen shook her head remorsefully. 'My heart breaks for you- for this. But I will not do this. After bringing back Castor and seeing what he became, I vowed to never use that sort of magic again.'
'Evangeline would be different.' The Fate glowered at the queen.
'No,' she repeated. 'You wouldn't be saving this girl, you would be damning her. Just as we did to Castor. She wouldn't want this life.'
'I don't care what she wants!' roared the Fate. 'I don't want her dead. She saved you, you need to save her.'
The queen took a shaky breath.
If the story curse could have breathed, it would have held its breath. It hoped the queen would say yes. Yes to bringing her back, to turning her in to another terrible immortal. Despite what this Fate believed, the girl would be horrible- the ones with endless life always were, eventually.”
― The Ballad of Never After
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