“Forbid a man something and he craves it like his soul’s salvation”
― Strange the Dreamer
― Strange the Dreamer
“I just wanted to know what it was like," she said, "in case it was my last chance. I never wanted to take him away from you."
"You didn't. It's not like you tied him down and forced him." Sparrow paused, considering. "You didn't, did you?"
"Practically. But he didn't scream for help, so..."
Sparrow launched the plum. It was close range, and hit Ruby on her collarbone. She said, "Ow!" though it hadn't really hurt. Rubbing at the place of impact, she glared at Sparrow. "Is that it, then? Have you spent your wrath?"
"Yes," said Sparrow, dusting off her palms. "It was one-plum wrath."
"How sad for Feral. He was only worth one plum. Won't he mope when we tell him.”
― Strange the Dreamer
"You didn't. It's not like you tied him down and forced him." Sparrow paused, considering. "You didn't, did you?"
"Practically. But he didn't scream for help, so..."
Sparrow launched the plum. It was close range, and hit Ruby on her collarbone. She said, "Ow!" though it hadn't really hurt. Rubbing at the place of impact, she glared at Sparrow. "Is that it, then? Have you spent your wrath?"
"Yes," said Sparrow, dusting off her palms. "It was one-plum wrath."
"How sad for Feral. He was only worth one plum. Won't he mope when we tell him.”
― Strange the Dreamer
“There were no books to hide behind, and no shadows—only Lazlo Strange in his worn gray robes, with his nose that had been broken by fairy tales, looking like the hero of no story ever told. Or. No story yet told.”
― Strange the Dreamer
― Strange the Dreamer
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