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“When she'd gone, she had taken their only lantern. He hadn't had the courage to ask her to leave it with him. He was too old to be afraid of the dark. So he'd lain awake for two nights, curled beneath his furs, listening to the wolves howl, counting the minutes until morning.”
― Leigh Bardugo, The Demon in the Wood

“She rose and brushed the hair back from his face. "You read the flow of power the way others chart tides," she marveled. "It will make you a great leader.”
― Leigh Bardugo, The Demon in the Wood

“The Darkling would not hesitate. He would not grieve. His darkness would consume the world, and he would never waver.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Shadow and Bone

“Never let them touch you. Because one touch was enough to reveal it, this gift lurking inside him. It was enough to make him less a boy than a prize.”
― Leigh Bardugo, The Demon in the Wood