“Come be angry at a nearer distance”
― The Queen of Nothing
― The Queen of Nothing
“The curse is broken. The king is returned."
He's every bit as terrifying as any serpent.
I don't care. I run into his arms.
Cardan's fingers dig into my back. He's trembling, and whether it is from ebbing magic or horror, I am not sure. But he holds me as though I am the only solid thing in the world.”
―
He's every bit as terrifying as any serpent.
I don't care. I run into his arms.
Cardan's fingers dig into my back. He's trembling, and whether it is from ebbing magic or horror, I am not sure. But he holds me as though I am the only solid thing in the world.”
―
“Clap her in chains," says Randalin.
Never have I so wished there was a way for me to show I was telling the truth. But there isn't. No oath of mine carries any weight.
I feel a guard's hand close on my arm. Then Cardan's voice comes.
"Do not touch her."
A terrible silence follows. I wait for him to pronounce judgement on me. Whatever he commands will be done. His power is absolute. I don't even have the strength to fight back.
"Whatever can you mean?" Randalin says. "She's-"
"She is my wife," Cardan says, his voice carrying over the crowd.
"The rightful High Queen of Elfhame. And most definitely not in exile.”
― The Queen of Nothing
Never have I so wished there was a way for me to show I was telling the truth. But there isn't. No oath of mine carries any weight.
I feel a guard's hand close on my arm. Then Cardan's voice comes.
"Do not touch her."
A terrible silence follows. I wait for him to pronounce judgement on me. Whatever he commands will be done. His power is absolute. I don't even have the strength to fight back.
"Whatever can you mean?" Randalin says. "She's-"
"She is my wife," Cardan says, his voice carrying over the crowd.
"The rightful High Queen of Elfhame. And most definitely not in exile.”
― The Queen of Nothing
“By you, I am forever undone.”
― The Queen of Nothing
― The Queen of Nothing
“And yet my heart is buried with you in the strange soil of the mortal world, as it was drowned with you in the cold waters of the undersea.
It was yours before I could ever admit it, and yours it shall ever remain.”
― The Queen of Nothing
It was yours before I could ever admit it, and yours it shall ever remain.”
― The Queen of Nothing
Dani’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Dani’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Dani
Lists liked by Dani











![暁のヨナ 12 [Akatsuki no Yona 12] by Mizuho Kusanagi 暁のヨナ 12 [Akatsuki no Yona 12] by Mizuho Kusanagi](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1394809315l/21461083._SY75_.jpg)

















