Iron Flame (The Empyrean, #2)
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Started reading October 4, 2025
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And the anger consuming my every breath, overruling my emotions, turns to something deadlier—wrath.
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“If Solas comes near you again, he knows I will devour his human whole and let him rot within me while his heart still beats, and then I’ll take the eye I so graciously left him.”
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How is it possible to both love someone and loathe them all in the same moment?
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Dragons do not answer to the whims of men.
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“Violence, remember it’s only the body that’s fragile. You are unbreakable.”
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Words are just as capable of eviscerating someone as a blade, and he’s a master.”
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I can’t be here. It’s impossible to be here when I have to be there. There’s no reality outside of me being there. Here doesn’t mean anything. Doesn’t exist.
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“Who the fuck’s flight jacket are you wearing?”
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“People die in wars. So, if you’re asking if I’d rather your people die than mine, then obviously my answer is yes. It’s foolish to think we can save everyone. We can’t.”
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“And at one point, you thought gruel was a satisfactory meal, until you grew some teeth and found the rest of the world’s food waiting. Now cease this line of thinking. It does not serve to make you stronger.”
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But she’s not a direct descendant, so I don’t have to worry about going mad like those whose dragons bond in the direct familial line.