

“Get a message to the Crow Club,鈥 she said. 鈥淭ell Kaz Brekker the queen of Ravka has a job for him.”
― Rule of Wolves
― Rule of Wolves

“After a long moment, he said, "Aleksander."
A little laugh escaped me. He arched a brow, a smile tugging at his lips. "What?"
"It's just so... common." Such an ordinary name, held by kings and peasants alike.
His smile deepened and he cocked his head to the side. It almost hurt to see him this way. "Will you say it?" he asked.
"Aleksander," I whispered.”
― Ruin and Rising
A little laugh escaped me. He arched a brow, a smile tugging at his lips. "What?"
"It's just so... common." Such an ordinary name, held by kings and peasants alike.
His smile deepened and he cocked his head to the side. It almost hurt to see him this way. "Will you say it?" he asked.
"Aleksander," I whispered.”
― Ruin and Rising

“Why does it matter?鈥 asked Nikolai.
鈥淏ecause unlike Kaz, I have a conscience.鈥
鈥淚 have a conscience,鈥 said Kaz. 鈥淚t just knows when to keep its mouth shut.鈥
Jesper snorted. 鈥淚f you have a conscience, it鈥檚 gagged and tied to a chair somewhere.”
― Rule of Wolves
鈥淏ecause unlike Kaz, I have a conscience.鈥
鈥淚 have a conscience,鈥 said Kaz. 鈥淚t just knows when to keep its mouth shut.鈥
Jesper snorted. 鈥淚f you have a conscience, it鈥檚 gagged and tied to a chair somewhere.”
― Rule of Wolves

“Genya鈥斺 David tried.
鈥淒on鈥檛 you dare,鈥 she said roughly, tears welling up again. 鈥淵ou never looked at me twice before I was like this, before I was broken. Now I鈥檓 just something for you to fix.鈥
I was desperate for words to soothe her, but before I could find any, David bunched up his shoulders and said, 鈥淚 know metal.鈥
鈥淲hat does that have to do with anything?鈥 Genya cried.
David furrowed his brow. 鈥淚聽鈥 I don鈥檛 understand half of what goes on around me. I don鈥檛 get jokes or sunsets or poetry, but I know metal.鈥 His fingers flexed unconsciously as if he were physically grasping for words. 鈥淏eauty was your armor. Fragile stuff, all show. But what鈥檚 inside you? That鈥檚 steel. It鈥檚 brave and unbreakable. And it doesn鈥檛 need fixing.”
― Ruin and Rising
鈥淒on鈥檛 you dare,鈥 she said roughly, tears welling up again. 鈥淵ou never looked at me twice before I was like this, before I was broken. Now I鈥檓 just something for you to fix.鈥
I was desperate for words to soothe her, but before I could find any, David bunched up his shoulders and said, 鈥淚 know metal.鈥
鈥淲hat does that have to do with anything?鈥 Genya cried.
David furrowed his brow. 鈥淚聽鈥 I don鈥檛 understand half of what goes on around me. I don鈥檛 get jokes or sunsets or poetry, but I know metal.鈥 His fingers flexed unconsciously as if he were physically grasping for words. 鈥淏eauty was your armor. Fragile stuff, all show. But what鈥檚 inside you? That鈥檚 steel. It鈥檚 brave and unbreakable. And it doesn鈥檛 need fixing.”
― Ruin and Rising

“I suppose that's why I love you."
His eyes flew open and his face lit in an extraordinary grin. "All Saints, say it again."
"I will not."
"You must."
"I'm the queen. I must do nothing but please myself."
"Would it please you to kiss me?”
― Rule of Wolves
His eyes flew open and his face lit in an extraordinary grin. "All Saints, say it again."
"I will not."
"You must."
"I'm the queen. I must do nothing but please myself."
"Would it please you to kiss me?”
― Rule of Wolves
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