The king did not know then that his greatest love would also be his ruination—nor that either would come in the form of a tiny, helpless human child.
“Mische survived, barely, though she still teetered on the edge of death.”
― The Serpent and the Wings of Night
― The Serpent and the Wings of Night
“I reached for the guard who dared to speak about my sister, my dagger still buried in the side of his neck, and his eyes were wide with panic as I gripped the collar of his uniform and lifted him until the tip of his nose touched mine. “What was it you were saying to me?”
― The Veiled Kingdom
― The Veiled Kingdom
“Figured you’d be going over it in your head,” he said gruffly, grabbing a pillow. “Sleep, savage woman. I’ll keep you safe.”
― A Court This Cruel & Lovely
― A Court This Cruel & Lovely
“I pushed him into a nearby bush.”
― King of Sloth
― King of Sloth
“Kai’s black smoke poured from him and clouded the room in a mist so dark that I knew it would make it hard for them to see us. I reached inside myself, embracing my own powers, and I coaxed them forward. I felt for the elements around me, tasting the ash on my tongue from the lanterns burning near the guards, and drew it in. My lungs filled with their smoke, and I let it consume me until I could hardly breathe. Only then did I draw back my arm, and the air around me hummed with energy. One of the guard’s swords whirred past my ear as he lunged at me, but I didn’t falter. The air around me crackled, and I grabbed his blade in my hand, the metal beginning to turn to liquid in my hold before I jerked it from his grasp and slammed the hilt into his stomach. The guard fell to the ground, his dazed eyes looking up at me, but I was already moving on to the next.”
― The Veiled Kingdom
― The Veiled Kingdom
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