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“ Such a clever cabbage to have guessed right. »

I really love this book but sometimes shit like this cracks me up lmao
It’s adorable tbh

I hate the fact that “little cabbage” low-key slaps
I thought I wouldn’t be able to take it seriously but now I just find it cute 😭

« “Is the mirror magical too?"
"In a way. It is capable of reflecting the greatest beauty in all the lands."
"I do not believe any mirror can do that."
"No? To me, it is doing so right now."
Zel felt some of the heat from his gut spread upward to fill his cheeks. »

Omg smooth motherfucker👀

Also, it’s incredibly impressive how the author has managed multiple scenes from Ulrich’s POV without once using a pronoun for Zel and it sounding perfectly natural

I don’t think I would have noticed if I hadn’t been looking for it

This is very, very good!

Touch from your beloved soothes your pain? Good shit!

Gender fuckery? Good shit!

Ulrich is definitely my favourite love interest thus far (Wim, you were sweet but not overly compelling and a bit too heavy on the masculine)

I get the feeling Ulrich probably won’t read Zel’s letter (mostly bc he already knows he’s there to kill him) but also like:

Ulrich: Excuse you, I may be a murderer and an evil dark sorcerer but I draw the line at personal privacy!!

I’m already enjoying this way more than the previous one

Ulrich is incredibly interesting and very sweet for a supposedly evil sorcerer lol (I’m sure he does have his own evil plan but ngl I like him)

I like Zel a lot too - he’s clearly got some complex feelings about this whole thing and I’m loving the gender fuckery element lol

Also Ulrich absolutely doesn’t care what gender his betrothed is