

“Then Er Lang was looking at me ruefully. 鈥淵ou have taken at least fifty years of my life!鈥
I was stricken. 鈥淭ake it back!鈥
鈥淚 can鈥檛. But fortunately, my life span is many times yours.鈥
鈥淗ow long can a dragon live?鈥
鈥淎 thousand years, if he is lucky. Not all of us are, of course.鈥 He raised an eyebrow.
鈥淚鈥檓 sorry.鈥 I couldn鈥檛 look him in the eye. Instead, my gaze was drawn to the strong line of his throat. If he had given me blood, I would surely have killed him. But Er Lang was struggling to sit up.
鈥淚 should have stopped you sooner. Though I now understand why men succumb to ghosts.鈥 He spoke lightly, but my ears blazed with mortification.
鈥淵ou were the one who put your tongue in my mouth!鈥 I blurted out, regretting it instantly. To talk about other people鈥檚 tongues was the worst, revealing the depths of my inexperience. And yet, the memory of his made me shiver and burn, as though I had a fever. It hadn鈥檛 been like this with Tian Bai; it was easy to understand where I stood with him. But he had been courting me, whereas Er Lang was an entirely different commodity. We did not have that sort of relationship, I reminded myself.
But he merely gave me a wry glance. 鈥淚 was a little carried away.鈥
鈥淭hank you,鈥 I said at last. I realized it was the first time I had thanked him formally.”
― The Ghost Bride
I was stricken. 鈥淭ake it back!鈥
鈥淚 can鈥檛. But fortunately, my life span is many times yours.鈥
鈥淗ow long can a dragon live?鈥
鈥淎 thousand years, if he is lucky. Not all of us are, of course.鈥 He raised an eyebrow.
鈥淚鈥檓 sorry.鈥 I couldn鈥檛 look him in the eye. Instead, my gaze was drawn to the strong line of his throat. If he had given me blood, I would surely have killed him. But Er Lang was struggling to sit up.
鈥淚 should have stopped you sooner. Though I now understand why men succumb to ghosts.鈥 He spoke lightly, but my ears blazed with mortification.
鈥淵ou were the one who put your tongue in my mouth!鈥 I blurted out, regretting it instantly. To talk about other people鈥檚 tongues was the worst, revealing the depths of my inexperience. And yet, the memory of his made me shiver and burn, as though I had a fever. It hadn鈥檛 been like this with Tian Bai; it was easy to understand where I stood with him. But he had been courting me, whereas Er Lang was an entirely different commodity. We did not have that sort of relationship, I reminded myself.
But he merely gave me a wry glance. 鈥淚 was a little carried away.鈥
鈥淭hank you,鈥 I said at last. I realized it was the first time I had thanked him formally.”
― The Ghost Bride

“One must always be careful of books," said Tessa, "and what is inside them, for words have the power to change us.”
― Clockwork Angel
― Clockwork Angel

“In the darkness of a thousand
withered souls, it was Er Lang鈥檚 hand that I
sought, and his voice that I longed to hear. Perhaps
it is selfish of me, but an uncertain future
with him, in all its laughter and quarrels, is better
than being left behind.”
― The Ghost Bride
withered souls, it was Er Lang鈥檚 hand that I
sought, and his voice that I longed to hear. Perhaps
it is selfish of me, but an uncertain future
with him, in all its laughter and quarrels, is better
than being left behind.”
― The Ghost Bride

“Were you tempted?"
"Of course not! Kate would slit my throat."
"I'm not talking about what Kate would do to you if you strayed, although I'm of the opinion that she would not start at your throat.”
― To Sir Phillip, With Love
"Of course not! Kate would slit my throat."
"I'm not talking about what Kate would do to you if you strayed, although I'm of the opinion that she would not start at your throat.”
― To Sir Phillip, With Love

“And take that stupid hat off! It鈥檚 cutting into my neck.鈥
He began to laugh weakly. 鈥淲hat a harridan you are. How could I let you be devoured when there鈥檚 still so much scolding left in you?鈥
鈥淗ow dare you say that!鈥 But I was secretly relieved that he could speak again. 鈥淣ow take that hat off.鈥
鈥淚f I remove it, you will never treat me the same way again.”
― The Ghost Bride
He began to laugh weakly. 鈥淲hat a harridan you are. How could I let you be devoured when there鈥檚 still so much scolding left in you?鈥
鈥淗ow dare you say that!鈥 But I was secretly relieved that he could speak again. 鈥淣ow take that hat off.鈥
鈥淚f I remove it, you will never treat me the same way again.”
― The Ghost Bride

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