Cassandra (Thebookishcrypt)

“You have to earn it.' Vhalla didn't know what else to say. She had trusted him, to lead her, to teach her, and he broke that trust. It wasn't as though it was something she could simply start again on command.”
― Elise Kova, Air Awakens

“If he cannot be tried for his failures as a king, let him be tried for his failures as a man.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Ruin and Rising

“Fritz, this is Daniel. Daniel, Fritz," she introduced.
Daniel extended his palm in greeting.
"You best be nice to our Vhal!" Fritz said, ignoring Daniel's hand and pointing in his face.
"My, you didn't warn me you had bodyguards," Daniel chuckled, taking Fritz's hand from his face and shaking it. "You have my word, only kindness and care from me.”
― Elise Kova

“My life would be allegiance instead of love, fealty instead of friendship. I would weigh each decision, consider every action, trust no one. It would be life observed from a distance.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Siege and Storm