“I hate it here,” she blurted suddenly. “I hate this city. The way they talk—that stupid apprentice—it’s like they don’t think I should be here.” “Of course they don’t,” said Tutor Feyrik. “You’re a war orphan. You’re a southerner. You weren’t supposed to pass the Keju. The Warlords like to claim that the Keju makes Nikan a meritocracy”
― The Poppy War
― The Poppy War
“At first”
― Daughter of No Worlds
― Daughter of No Worlds
“That victory meant another’s defeat”
― Daughter of No Worlds
― Daughter of No Worlds
“But now”
― The Poppy War
― The Poppy War
“Formulaic. Dependable. Doesn’t change. I understand the appeal”
― The Poppy War
― The Poppy War
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