

“I think I am very sad. But I won’t be forever.”
― Apprentice to the Villain
― Apprentice to the Villain

“It is fiction for a reason, you menace. By the gods, what if you carried out every impossible act you read about?” It was a rhetorical question, but she couldn’t resist the urge to slip into the normal ease of their cadence, like no time had passed. “Oh, I suppose that I would need to become very, um—flexible.”
― Apprentice to the Villain
― Apprentice to the Villain

“There is nothing written in any text, gods-created or not, that says we cannot be more than one thing. You’ve been told for a very long time that you are made for destruction, but there is nothing that says you cannot be more. You can be capable of bad and do good. You can do good things and still be bad. Nothing is set in stone, and if it helps, I’ll stand by you no matter who you choose to be.”
― Apprentice to the Villain
― Apprentice to the Villain

“Was there— Is there something else you needed, sir?” You.”
― Apprentice to the Villain
― Apprentice to the Villain

“She breathed, “It’s so beautiful.” Her boss had been silent beside her, but now he replied hoarsely, still gripping her hand, “Yes, it is.” And when she turned, he was looking at her.”
― Apprentice to the Villain
― Apprentice to the Villain
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