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The royal leaned in so close Niko could smell the sweetness of rosewater. “You are whatever I order you to be, or nothing at all,” the man said with the confidence born of having never been denied.
“You're right." He cut me off. "I never understood this country. I never understood why he chose to leave everything else behind and stay for this. Not until I met you."
I felt like he'd pushed me, like I was falling and I needed him to reel those words back in to keep me standing straight.
"You /are/ this country, Amani." He spoke more quietly now. "More alive than anything ought to be in this place. All fire and gunpowder, with one finger always on the trigger.”
― Rebel of the Sands
I felt like he'd pushed me, like I was falling and I needed him to reel those words back in to keep me standing straight.
"You /are/ this country, Amani." He spoke more quietly now. "More alive than anything ought to be in this place. All fire and gunpowder, with one finger always on the trigger.”
― Rebel of the Sands
“But if knowledge was power, then the unknown was the greatest weakness of immortal things.”
― Rebel of the Sands
― Rebel of the Sands
“I don't mean to worry you and all," I said, trying to keep my voice calm, "but have you noticed that you've been shot?"
"Ah." Looking at him closer now, I could see he was clutching the counter to stay upright. "I'd almost forgotten about that.”
― Rebel of the Sands
"Ah." Looking at him closer now, I could see he was clutching the counter to stay upright. "I'd almost forgotten about that.”
― Rebel of the Sands
“Amani." My eyes flew open. Jin was standing in the gates to Fahali. His face cleared as he saw me, and he ran toward me, relief written all over him. "Thank God."
"You don't believe in God," I said. It came out half a croak just as he closed the last of the space between us with a kiss.”
― Rebel of the Sands
"You don't believe in God," I said. It came out half a croak just as he closed the last of the space between us with a kiss.”
― Rebel of the Sands
“She moved like a storm someone had given steel to.”
― Rebel of the Sands
― Rebel of the Sands
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