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“You are not tired. You are panicked, and angry, and afraid, and lost. You will continue to be all those things until you get up and do something. Then you will just be angry and afraid.”

Elsewhere in the castle, a man was being murdered.

“What if unlocking would work for more than doors? For blocked arteries or hearts?”

His younger brother, Claude, had rolled his eyes. “The locksmiths of the island wouldn’t thank you, Argus.”

“That is the difficulty of stars…they are notoriously unspecific.”

“I never beg…if you dare to use that word in my biography, Christopher, I shall set fire to your undergarments while you’re wearing them.”

“I never beg…if you dare use that word in my biography, Christopher, I shall set fire to your undergarments while you’re wearing them.”

“It was simple to do, though not easy: they are not the same thing.”

Aahh!!! I love this series so much!

“Dad, I’ve gone back to the Archipelago. The dragons need my help. Just to write it sent a spark of electricity up his arm. I’m sorry I didn’t ask you. Don’t worry about me—I’ll be completely safe. Then he went back and crossed out I’ll be completely safe. No point in lying. He added, I’ll be careful, then crossed that out too. He wrote instead, I love you.”