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Makedon remarked, rising, ‘You should have your slave fetch you some.’
‘Fetch me some,’ Laurent said.
Damen rose. And stopped.
Laurent had gone very still. Damen stood there, awkwardly. He could think of no other reason why he had stood up.

OH MY GOD!!! THE AWKWARDNESS!! I'D WANNA DIE.

‘One cup of griva and you slept like the dead,’ said Makedon. He clapped Laurent’s shoulder again. ‘This one had six! Can you doubt the power of his will? The steadiness of his arm in the hunt?’

Ha hated this like 5 minutes ago this is hilarious.

‘I miss you,’ said Laurent. ‘I miss our conversations.’

Screaming, crying, throwing up.

He couldn’t dodge it. He didn’t know where the other riders were positioned, couldn’t risk his own evasion causing the spear to harm one of them.
He was barely thinking of himself or what he had done. All his attention was on the other spear, flying towards Laurent. His heart jammed in his throat.

The way this man will always put other people's lives above his.

‘You flayed the skin from his back.’
‘Not personally. I just watched while I had my man do it.’
‘Why would you do that? He’ll defect.’
‘He’s not going to defect. He is your most loyal servant.’
‘So you push him to breaking point?’
‘Should I have told him I didn’t enjoy it?’ said Laurent. ‘But I did enjoy it. I liked it most near the end, when you broke down.’

God!!! He's such a bitch 😤

‘Good fight,’ he said, taking his place again on the throne beside Laurent. He waved over some wine. ‘What is it?’ ‘Nothing,’ said Laurent, and found somewhere else to put his eyes. They were clearing the field for the okton.

Ph baby he's jealous!! He wants all to himself only.

‘Say it,’ said Damen.
‘I yield.’ It was gritted out. Laurent’s head turned away to one side.
‘I want you to know,’ he said, the words thick and heavy as they pushed out of him, ‘that I could have done this any time when I was a slave.’

I truly believe this is the only reason why book one works. Like yess obviously Damen being a slave sucked but just like he said he's still much more powerful than Laurent.

‘If you’re this angry,’ said Laurent, ‘you should fight a real opponent.’
‘There’s no one—’ Damen stopped
‘There’s me,’ said Laurent.
‘I thought I’d let you go up and down a few times,’ said Damen, ‘before I take you.’
‘I thought you were down here because you couldn’t take me.’

Can we agree that Laurent has an actual death wish?

‘If you’re this angry,’ said Laurent, ‘you should fight a real opponent.’
‘There’s no one—’ Damen stopped... In this mood, angry and unable to hold back, he would kill them. ‘There’s me,’ said Laurent.

Dudeeee do you have a death wish?? Are you crazy?

‘Another inch and you rule two kingdoms,’ said Laurent. ‘Get out of my way, Laurent.’ Damen’s voice ground in his throat.

He's at the end gonna rule two kingdoms either way i just know it