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""On the occasions I asked her why she did not speak directly to you herself. On both occasions she gave me the same answer: 'I am afraid to: he gets so angry when he is spoken to.' The first time, I knew you slightly that I did not understand what she meant. The second time, I knew you so well that I understood perfectly."
Oh Oscar...." — Dec 23, 2025 07:22AM
""On the occasions I asked her why she did not speak directly to you herself. On both occasions she gave me the same answer: 'I am afraid to: he gets so angry when he is spoken to.' The first time, I knew you slightly that I did not understand what she meant. The second time, I knew you so well that I understood perfectly."
Oh Oscar...." — Dec 23, 2025 07:22AM
“Her heart—it had been meant for her heart.
And he had taken that arrow for her.
The killing calm spread through her like hoarfrost. She’d kill them all. Slowly.
They reached the second bridge just as Aedion’s barrage of arrows halted, his quiver no doubt emptied. She shoved Rowan onto the planks. “Run,” she said.
“No—”.
“Run.”
It was a voice that she’d never heard herself use—a queen’s voice— that came out, along with the blind yank she made on the blood oath that bound them together.
His eyes flashed with fury, but his body moved as though she’d compelled him. He staggered across the bridge, just as—
Aelin whirled, drawing Goldryn and ducking just as the Wing Leader’s sword swiped for her head.”
― Queen of Shadows
And he had taken that arrow for her.
The killing calm spread through her like hoarfrost. She’d kill them all. Slowly.
They reached the second bridge just as Aedion’s barrage of arrows halted, his quiver no doubt emptied. She shoved Rowan onto the planks. “Run,” she said.
“No—”.
“Run.”
It was a voice that she’d never heard herself use—a queen’s voice— that came out, along with the blind yank she made on the blood oath that bound them together.
His eyes flashed with fury, but his body moved as though she’d compelled him. He staggered across the bridge, just as—
Aelin whirled, drawing Goldryn and ducking just as the Wing Leader’s sword swiped for her head.”
― Queen of Shadows
“I like the way he makes me feel about myself when i am with him. Warner thinks I’m strong and smart and capable and actually values my opinion. He makes me feel like his equal- like i can accomplish just as much as he can, and more. And if i do something incredible, he’s not even surprised. He expects it. He doesn't treat me like I’m some fragile little girl who needs to be protected all the time.”
― Ignite Me
― Ignite Me
“Even if she hadn’t slaughtered Baba Yellowlegs, Manon would have killed her just for that spell she’d used to freeze her feet. Etching some foul spell with the man’s blood.
And now she was going to die.
Wind-Cleaver pressed against the queen’s blade. But Aelin held her ground and hissed, “I’m going to rip you to shreds.”
― Queen of Shadows
And now she was going to die.
Wind-Cleaver pressed against the queen’s blade. But Aelin held her ground and hissed, “I’m going to rip you to shreds.”
― Queen of Shadows
“The queen looked at the nails, the teeth, and grinned.
Honestly–it was a shame that Manon had to kill her.”
― Queen of Shadows
Honestly–it was a shame that Manon had to kill her.”
― Queen of Shadows
“The two princes stared at each other, one gold and one silver, one her twin and one her soul-bonded. There was nothing friendly in the stares, nothing human - two Fae males locked in some unspoken dominance battle.”
― Queen of Shadows
― Queen of Shadows
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