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“I distinctly remember taking the lead that night, Captain. If you don’t stop toying with me, I might have to do so again,” I tease, arching my back to encourage him to continue his exploration.
I can do this, I can be strong. I will survive. I’ve done it before.
“Well, I’m nervous about the meeting with the other captains. Perhaps you could distract me?”
“I didn’t think queens were supposed to beg, my pretty priestess,”
“I would rather die with you by my side than live without you again.
swoon
“Bow, Priest?” she sneers. “Perhaps you should visit that ship in the harbor. Ask the crew what happened the last time they saw me kneel before a man in public.”
Lennox is with me. My Sisters are with me. The Goddess is with me. We cannot be so easily defeated, whatever waits beyond the door.
“Tell me again why we can’t just kill the bastard?”
“Very well, Hopper. Watch your tone with me, or when I sit on my throne beside Blackwell I’ll make sure you have no tongue with which to address me at all.
Get it!!
“You two will be the end of us all if you can’t keep your hands off one another.”
“And what is my place, Father? Beneath you? On my knees, perhaps? I'm to be queen, am I not? Does a queen hold less power than a priest, Dargan? Does a king? Are these men who truly rule here, then?” I feign confusion, looking between the priest and Blackwell.
fomenting rebellion —
Pockets!
They say ghostly wolves and restless spirits prowl the land seeking vengeance for the death of the Queen.
You never dispose of something so valuable until you’re certain you’ve used it to its full advantage.”
I drag ragged breaths through my teeth, seething with rage and sorrow as the soldiers drag Lennox through the door.
Villain Era let's goooo!
I’ll use both of those, plus the rage that courses through me. Like I told my mother, I have enough of it for all of us.
I can prove that I’m just as capable of punishment as he and my brothers. Show that I am not soft, weak, nor foolish like he once believed.
Hpw old are you bro? Still need daddy's approval
“I guess she comes by her affection for pirates honestly, though. I mean, look at her mother. Swept off her feet by a vicious captain so many years ago. But if she wants a red-headed sailor, I wish she’d pick the obvious choice,”
