Tasha

“This is a love story to its blade-dented bone.”
― Simon Jimenez, The Spear Cuts Through Water

“So what am I supposed to do?"
"Your worst, of course.”
― Xiran Jay Zhao, Iron Widow

“I don’t know if you noticed, Headmaster, but the enemy is a tornado. What are you going to do?” “Kill it,” Takashi said.”
― M.L. Wang, The Sword of Kaigen

“PALAMEDES From her point of view, it all makes sense. Tern was shaped over years to be nothing more than—than—

VOICE A perfect tool?

PALAMEDES —a resource. Something to be saved up and then spent at just the right moment. Why would you hesitate to play an ace if it’s going to win you the game? Sentimental attachment from all the time it spent tucked up your sleeve?”
― Tamsyn Muir, The Unwanted Guest