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“Kira gestured. "This is Elena." She took a deep breath. "My niece—and your daughter."
Elena shot the rest a gamin grin. "Nice to finally meet you, sperm donor. Auntie and Uncle Jin have told me so much about you.”



tsktsktsk gaah 😵

“How the hell did you land a ship on this planet?" he asked.
Kira didn't answer, too busy ensuring the Wanderer wasn't damaged in any way. She was going to kill the person who'd flown it here. Kill them very dead.”


🤣 Odin is dead

“Jin rotated toward him. "Graydon, this has to work. If she destroys Devon's mind, you'll never convince her to stay. Any progress you've made will be over. She'll cut and run so fast you'll never find her.”


☹️😞 true

“Jin spun toward him, his voice turning serious. "I practically forced her to come here with the understanding you would protect her. I had to endure her feelings of betrayal. If you can't keep her safe, I'll be more than happy to take her back.”

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“Wren sucked in a breath. "Don't. It's forbidden."
"I figured."
Things as dangerous as stealing the essence from something and giving it to someone else always were.”
“If she were lucky, the pain from what she’d done would have distracted him and he wouldn't remember her confession. If not, she'd deal with that if she survived the coming encounter”

ooooo

“I excommunicate all of you from your former House for grave crimes.”


hmm dunno about this, seems like this could change the tide, them becoming insiders for the enemies

“I don't care who the iffli she is," he spat.
Kira stiffened, the name tugging at memories she'd long since buried. The instructors in the camp used to call them that.
“Kira took a chance, dropping into the Tsavitee language. "Your skin is wearing thin, and your deceptions no longer fool the eyes, shapechanger.”

🙂‍↕️👏🏻

“He was more than what he'd been born, possessing a rare will and determination. He’d only ever glimpsed his match in a woman who was too stubborn for her own good and so noble he feared what the universe might do to her if she wasn't protected.
He would not see that light extinguished. The Mea'Ave give him strength for what was to come.”

🤣

“A roar of denial escaped Graydon. His entire world froze, as if she’d taken the warmth and light with her. Endless years yawned before him, the knowledge that he’d never find anyone like her again ingrained deep in his bones.
Terror and fury trembled through him”


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“What better way to see what it's hiding?"
The lizard spun, its mouth dropping so it stared at her in consternation. "Are you crazy?"
Her grimace told the answer.
"You are," he wailed.”


🤣🤣

“Finn would take care of them—or he wouldn't. Either way, their fate was out of her hands. All she could do was hold up her end of things. That was the only thing you could do in war. Do your part while hoping the next person down the line did theirs.”


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“It was said a House's or empire's fortune or fate could be won or lost during a quorum. The amount of political maneuvering that took place during one was astonishing.”


🤔

“Harlow's intelligent gaze watched the drama, taking everything in, but as usual, he was slow to provide his own counsel. He preferred they do the arguing for him. Only once he saw all possible outcomes would he weigh in on an issue”


ohoh 👏🏻

“Loudon frowned, speaking for the first time. "It's concerning the way she talks to herself. This isn’t the first time I’ve caught evidence of such.”

“She spent many years with humans as her role model. I'm told this is a common trait of theirs.”

🤣omg

“Your imagination and adaptability will stand you in far greater stead than something like a primus form.”


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“Something like that might save lives one day. Listening to the nonsense of others or comparing yourself to them will only serve to hold you back. Develop the talents you have until you know every facet of them.”


ohohh

“My body feels different," Kira said. "I need to know what I'm capable of."
"I thought you were here to learn how to manipulate ki," Jin sounded querulous.
"We are, but Himoto always said you had to start at the base and work your way up."
Strength. Endurance. That was her base. They wouldn't let her down, even if her ki never reached the level of destructive power it once had.”

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“Elodie straightened, her expression mutinous, insult in the jut of her jaw and clenched fists. Kira was sure the woman's honor had never been called into question. Kira didn't care. You didn't win battles by being nice or polite. You won them by doing what was necessary, despite the personal cost.”

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“Be that as it may, Kira needed to trust the people who had extensive knowledge of her weaknesses. The Tsavitee were still out there. She hadn't seen the last of them. Kira had no doubt they were gearing up for an incursion somewhere in settled space”


yups

“Tricky bastard. He'd planned this from the beginning. He'd appointed Finn as her oshota specifically so he would stay with her even when House Roake claimed her.
Would any of this have been possible if she hadn't negotiated her freedom from Liara? Did he anticipate that too?”


gahhh

“You'll have to forgive Kira," Jace said smoothly into the silence. "In our culture, a doctor revealing such personal information as yours just did to such a public forum is considered a grave breach of privacy and trust. For someone with her issues, it acted like a trigger.”


😞☹️🥺😭

“He was gone. Jin had left her. She was alone, her secrets exposed. Vulnerable. Weak.
Kira’s eyes locked on Shandry, idly noting the other woman's casual posture, the slightly smug look on her face
She'd done this. Upended Kira's life, exposed one of her most closely guarded secrets, and driven a wedge between Kira and her oldest friend.
Kira's body moved without conscious thought.
😞🥺

“I don't know. Someone else could have taken your place."
Kira scoffed. "It was war, Jace. Every one of us faced death each time we suited up. Mine was simply a little more inescapable.”

😞🥺

“House Roake. Her father's people. A man she had never met and hadn't given much thought to while struggling to survive the hell of her childhood.”

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