‘Aye. But if we manage those rarest of things, both to win and to survive, then I would have you know that to me at least, this, us, is for always. Not just now, or while this war lasts, but for as long as I draw breath.’ She had held his
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“I want, I lack, I hunger.”
― Hungerstone
― Hungerstone
“Tears battled my will as I watched her pray. I craved her affection, her attention, her acknowledgment, but she offered none. I was an object to her, and it carved a jagged hole in my chest. I didn’t even need her to hug me. I simply hoped she would meet my gaze and ask me how I was, but she left with a prayer and a bow. Both aimed at the altar and not her daughter.”
― The Scattered Bones
― The Scattered Bones
“I thought,” Phosyne says, slowly, “that you might not mind my death.” Voyne scowls. “You are mine to care for,” she says, too quickly.”
― The Starving Saints
― The Starving Saints
“I’ll even return when you’re old and grey and Hreinasta abandons you for another. It may take a while, but I’ll always come for you.”
― The Scattered Bones
― The Scattered Bones
“More generally, the idea that my husband existed before meeting me is surreal, even revolting.”
― My Husband
― My Husband
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