Chloe

“The King's eyes blazed. "You agreed to marry Hauth, knowing you'd be tethering him to a family that carried sickness? You disgust me."
"The disgust," Ione said, her tone idle, "is mutual.”
― Rachel Gillig, Two Twisted Crowns

“Careful with that finger, Hawthorn. I told you, I'm delicate.”
― Rachel Gillig, Two Twisted Crowns

“I nudge his shoulder, not trusting myself to speak. He nudges me back. Then we both fall into a companionable silence. Me, looking through my bird book and discovering what I saw last week was an osprey. Him, raptly flipping the pages of his graphic novel, top teeth strumming his bottom lip, as though he could inhale the story.”
― Elsie Silver, Wild Eyes

“What's taking them so long?
The Nightmare's tail made a whooshing sound. Find out.
How am I supposed to do that?
Best stick to the old ways.
Which are?
Pressing a bloody ear to the door, I should think.”
― Rachel Gillig