Noctua

“This is not the way stories are told, Silversaint.'
'I know. But I'm hoping the suspense will kill you.”
― Jay Kristoff, Empire of the Vampire

“Every day for four weeks, I plucked hairs to etch the number of hollyroot drops in a dose of sanctus into my mind. Anything, everything I could do to remember.'
'You plucked hairs from your head to remember a recipe?'
'Not my head.'
The historian glanced down at the silversaint's crotch, one eyebrow raised.
Gabriel nodded. 'Every day for four weeks.'
'How many hollyroot drops are in a dose of sanctus?'
'Sixteen,' Gabriel answered immediately.
'Good God Almighty, de León.”
― Jay Kristoff, Empire of the Vampire

“Mistake not stupidity for courage. Do not be fear's slave, but its friend. Look. Think. Then act."
'"Don't be a dumb fuck," I murmured.”
― Jay Kristoff, Empire of the Vampire

“I didn't know her name, and I supposed I'd not be keeping her long. So I just called her „Jez” as we rode on through the dark.'
Jean-François blinked. 'Jez?'
'Short for „Jezebel”. Since I'd only know her for a night and all.'
'Ah. Prostitute humour.'
'Don't fall down laughing, coldblood.'
'I shall do my very best, Silversaint.”
― Jay Kristoff, Empire of the Vampire