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I loved the whole ‘moon daughter’ dialogue. Too long to type, unfortunately.

- I bit my lips shut, more afraid that I would gasp aloud than that their white teeth would end me.

- “Just how many warlords have you met, Lina?”
I put up both my hands to indicate dozens. Hundreds. It was the truth, but of course Takkan thought I was joking.
- Too soon, Megari's song would become a memory as well.
- “[...] she wore a thimble on her head so no one would know she was actually a daughter of the moon lady.”

- Only a few months ago, I'd been just like her. Young, and wanting to treasure every moment because I feared it'd be the last. Impatient, for a year felt like an eternity. Now I felt older than the moon.
- I knew that tone. I had practically invented it when I wanted something from my brothers.
- I wished I could laugh. [...] But I settled for a smile, the widest I'd had in a long time.

MORE quotes, because I love this so much:
- [...] he seemed to talk most when he was alone with me. [...] I wasn't much of a conversationalist these days.
- I rested my head against the window and searched the sky for the constellation of the Crane, but there were too many clouds. So I counted the strikes of lightning to six—one for each brother.

I love everything about this.

Quotes:
- “You have a dimple when you're happy,” he said, seeing my twisted lips.
- Look closer, I wished I could say. I'm here, Takkan.
- I could tell it upset him, seeing my hands hurt this way—more than the bowl on my head or that I refused to speak. [...] But his lips didn't twist with disgust, nor did his eyes soften with pity.
- “[...] Please don't hide, I'm a friend.”