The Queen of the Dawn (Shadows and Crowns #5)
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Read between July 27 - August 4, 2023
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She felt like she was starving and the elves were dangling food just out of her reach.
Ariel
what about Cadens blood crystals? I thought those were meant to show them how?
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otherwise there would be far more blood.”
Ariel
our lil elven forensic specialist lmao
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There was no pulse to check for.
Ariel
nope I will not be subscribing to this belief. try again.
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A soft whine vibrated in his throat.
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and Silverfoot’s side was soaked through with her tears, and even then, she still did not move. Neither did the fox—he barely breathed, as though this ability had been intertwined as tightly as his vision with Rhea’s, and now it was too much, too awful, to carry on breathing without her.
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PLS NOT RHEA I THOUGHT WE WERE JOKING
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Nalia’s face swam in that blurriness before her, her devil smile the only thing Cas could clearly
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babe you fought a God this is who you let best you? CC pleaS
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a stain branching over her throat.
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“She’s still down there. She’s…she’s going to drown!”
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this is eerie, like is this actually CC?
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back of his mind still whispered that this was not right, that there was something strange at work.
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instant—long enough for the hold on his arm to tighten just before something yanked him back into the cool night air.
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wtf is happening
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Shadow magic.
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was it being used in Cas too?
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“Are you? Or do I need to hit your stupid face again?”
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LMAO I'm in love w Zev
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Rhea
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BLESS I KNEW IT
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Waiting for a moment of weakness. To remind him of all the times he’d hurt her, all the mistakes he’d made, all the moments he couldn’t take back.
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He grinned. “Though I did enjoy it, I won’t lie.” “It was for the best,”
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“And hopefully someday I can repay the favor.”
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Together.
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how romantic
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sound. That beautiful sound. I’ve been waiting to hear it all day.”
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she’d imagined when she had first caught Elander’s gaze in this lifetime…of
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random thought but what ever happened to that silver arm band Cas sold to what's his face? because wasn't it really powerful then it was never mentioned again
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longer—she was too busy laughing. Laughing.
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At a glance, they resembled many of the divine marks she was familiar with, but upon closer inspection Cas could see that most of them had been altered in small—but significant—ways.
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And all the jewels upon the Heart’s face had cracked.
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yuh oh
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“I think you should tell her how you feel.”
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wait wait baby girl doesn't know?!
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made her heart simultaneously clench and soar. A second shape-shifted being was streaking toward the God of Fire—another bird wrapped in magic, only in lightning instead of flames. Nephele?
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awestruck as the two divine beings collided. The resulting explosion sent shockwaves of power exploding outward,
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Cas launched into a sprint, reaching her brother just before the wall of fire fell upon him. She wrapped him tightly in her arms, rolling several feet and then scrambling several more, dragging him with her and trying to stay ahead of the fire.
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she’d managed it when she was a child. Despite the risks, despite the fear, despite the disaster it might lead to…Despite it all, she remained steady, her arms wrapped tightly around Varen, her magic protecting them both.
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my heart
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She brushed the dirt and rocks and blood from his skin,
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such a big sister my heart hurts
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“Ren?” It took several more tries before he slowly opened his eyes and said, “You used to call me that when we were little.” She nodded. “Mother hated it.” “Did she?”
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I'm legitimately crying right now
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And she couldn’t stop thinking about all the wounds between them that she could not heal.
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“But what sort of darkness? What sort of sacrifice?”
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maybe varen :-/ or his blood?
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Inya planted a kiss on Casia’s forehead.
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inya is adorable I love her
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She stared into his eyes, unblinking even as her bottom lip quivered. She was afraid—so was he—and it felt as though they were attending a private funeral, grieving all the things that might have been, committing them to memory while they still could.
Ariel
damn I'm sensitive tonight :'(
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“So despite the weight of this burden, you don’t hesitate to carry it,” he said, “even if it pains you.”
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And I swore I would do it. The light cannot always overcome the dark, but it must rise to meet it.
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“Walk with me for a minute?”
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I feel like he set up their wedding somehow
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They tumbled out of the bushes one by one—all four of them—Zev and Nessa poking and shoving at each other, while Rhea and Laurent managed a bit more dignity, strolling casually toward her while picking stray leaves from their clothing.
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hahahahahahahha
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“And he has the emotional awareness of a pile of sticks,” Zev pointed out.
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lmaooo
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May sun and solace rise to meet you Blade and courage always keep you Through wealth of light or depths of night Until time takes your final breaths and both your souls find rest
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This. This was why she kept fighting.
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the lights right here in the storm with her, laughing and dancing and living in spite of the darkness raging around them.
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There is always an after, she had told Elander. On
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to the other side, as her friends had grown so fond of saying. But another thought had occurred to her tonight—that even if they never made it to after, they had made it to now, and this was worth celebrating even without the promise of anything else.
Ariel
this is gorgeous and going into my common place journal
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believe me when I say I will be waiting for you in whatever comes next—whether in this lifetime or another. I will find you again. I swear it.”
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“Nowhere I could go,” she whispered.
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“Nowhere you could go,” he agreed.
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I do adore this line
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Instead it was their own magic that came flying
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what if zev did it?
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“You’re finally admitting you need me. I’m so touched.”
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lmao
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“We haven’t tried any power that’s derived from the Dark God yet,”
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DAMN I'M SMART I CALLED IT
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blood involved as well.”
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YEP