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Liam. Blond hair and sky-blue eyes fill my memory, and pain erupts behind my ribs. His boisterous laugh. His quick smile. His loyalty and kindness. It’s all gone. He’s gone.
Still crying
“You know, rolling dismounts are a second-year maneuver.” Not necessarily one I want to master, but that doesn’t change the requirements. “One you won’t be participating in,” Tairn grumbles. “Maybe I’ll take her if you won’t,” Andarna chimes in, the last word ending in a dragon-size yawn.
I love sassy teen andarna
step back, then push the letters into her hands. Her family doesn’t always obey the custom of burning everything, either. She’ll understand. “I need you to keep these for me. Hide them. Don’t let anyone…burn them.” My voice breaks. She glances down at the letters, and her eyes widen before her shoulders curve inward and her face crumples. “What are tho—” Ridoc starts, looking over her shoulder and falling silent. “Shit.” “No,” Rhiannon whispers, but I know she’s not denying me the favor. “Not Liam. No.” Her gaze slowly rises to meet mine.
Sobbing again i want liam back
“Because you didn’t fall for an ordinary rider. You fell for the leader of a revolution,” he whispers, the sound so soft it barely carries to my ears. “To some degree, I’m always going to have secrets.” “You have to be kidding me.”
That would piss me off too i'm with you on this one violet
Brennan’s been lying to me for six years, letting me mourn his death when he’s been well-the-fuck alive the whole time. My oldest friend stole my memories and possibly sent me to die. My mother built my entire life on a lie.
She's actually so valid for feeling like this
“You want to report us for desertion?” Xaden walks up the stairs of the dais, and Aetos backs up a step, fear flashing across his eyes. “You sent us into combat, and you’re going to report us for desertion?” Xaden doesn’t need to shout for his voice to carry across the formation.
Why is this man hot i'm a lesbian
“But in case it’s not, every time you think of reaching for her face, I want you to remember one word.” “And what is that?” Dain seethes. “Athebyne.” Xaden pulls back, and the pure menace in his expression sends a shiver along my skin.
AHHHHH
“That was…interesting,” Rhiannon whispers at my side, her eyes puffy and red. “That was hot,” Nadine comments from in front of us, standing beside Sawyer.
Nadine is me
None of us cry.
Not me bitch i'm crying
“To Liam,” Imogen says, lifting her glass and defying the unwritten rule that we don’t speak of the dead cadets after their name is read from the roll. “To Liam.” I lift mine, and everyone at the table does the same, drinking to him. It’s not enough, but it has to be.
I'll never forgive rebecca for liam's death
“I certainly hope not,” Ridoc mutters. “Or you’ll destroy all my fantasies when it comes to that one.”
I love ridoc
“No one wants my genuine reactions,” Ridoc murmurs.
We need more ridoc content
His eyes are light brown but rimmed in red as though he’s on some kind of drug.
2nd Read - HOW DID I MISS THIS ??
I might lead our year in history, geography, and every other subject that crosses over with the scribes, but physics? Not my specialty.
Me fr
“Because our dragons wouldn’t carry you, dumbass,” Ridoc responds.
I just love him
“The tricky thing is to capture the truth and not just an interpretation. Stories can change depending on who tells them.”
SHE KNOWS SOMETHING
“What the hell is going on?” Sawyer asks from the hallway. “I…uh…” Ridoc scratches the top of his head. “I think they’re fighting.”
This is so funny
“I’ll do it, too,” Rhiannon says over her shoulder. “I’ve never moved anything as big as you, but I bet my signet could put you in the ground without even disturbing the dirt if I’m pissed enough.” She shoots a look at him before walking down the hallway.
We love a girls girl
“So you can see if she’s trustworthy? By looking at her? Even you aren’t that powerful.” I open the door and step out into the hallway. “Let’s go.” “I’ll know. I’m an incredible judge of character.” He walks out after me, pulling the door closed.
2nd Read - his second signet is so obvious yet I still can't figure out Violet's
I’m just asking you to be honest with me.”
Bruv i don't think you're in that position
Because I assure you, I would never endanger Violet,
2nd Read - LIAR
“On your knees.” Rhiannon sucks in a breath, and Varrish hits his knees. “You have my most sincere apology—you and your dragon. Both of your dragons.”
Thats embarrassing as hell bro
“I believe you all know Wingleader Aetos?”
OH SHIT
“Then who are you going to practice on to extend your ability past recent events? We’re running out of civilians around here for Nolon to mend,
FUCK I DIDN'T EXPECT THAT
“We should consider quitting the quadrant,” Ridoc jokes as we walk over the door and out of the chamber. “We’d be kickass thieves.”
No he's actually my favorite
A corner of his mouth turns up. “You were worried about me?”
This is so funny
“When I do sleep, I dream of the sounds you make right before you come and the way the blue in your eyes outshines the amber right after, all sated and hazy. I wake up starving for you—only you—even on the mornings you’re halfway across the kingdom. This isn’t me denying you or manipulating you. This is me fighting for you.”
That would do it for me babe I'd cave so fast
“Nevertheless, I’ll be staying,” Kaori retorts. “Power must always be kept in check, don’t you think, Major Varrish?” “Are you accusing me of abusing my power where this cadet is concerned, Colonel Kaori?” Varrish moves to step toward us, but my bag is in the way. “Oh, no.” Kaori shakes his head. “I think you abuse your power in general.”
Slay
“Stop.” She takes a deep, shuddering breath and drags her gaze to meet mine. “I’m not pissed at you.” I draw back, speechless. “I’m a little pissed,” Ridoc mutters.
Again, i love ridoc
“A Red Daggertail,” I whisper, relief flooding my veins as Sloane clumsily dismounts, clutching her shoulder. “Just like her brother.”
Sobbing i miss liam
“Don’t leave me,” I whisper to Liam. I don’t care that I’m far gone enough to hallucinate, that my brain is using Liam as a crutch as long as he stays, as long as I’m not alone. “I won’t. I swear.”
Sobbing
“I’m here,” Liam promises. “And I still don’t regret it, Vi. Not one second.” Wetness tracks down my cheeks.
Im actually going to throw up this is so sad
I look up into the wrath of Dunne in the form of gold-flecked onyx eyes.
SLAAYYYYYYYY
“If he already knows what Violet showed me, then I’m the one disappointed in him,” Dain counters, picking up his sword and raising it at Varrish.
A bit of a dain slay, they're very rare
“You’ll lose everything you’ve worked for.” My voice breaks. “Because of me.” “Then I’ll have everything I need.” He lowers his face, leaning in so he’s all I see, all I feel. “I will happily watch Aretia burn to the fucking ground again if it means you live.”
“You want to know something true? Something real? I love you. I’m in love with you. I have been since the night the snow fell in your hair and you kissed me for the first time. I’m grateful my life is tied to yours because it means I won’t have to face a day without you in it. My heart only beats as long as yours does, and when you die, I’ll meet Malek at your side. It’s a damned good thing that you love me, too, because you’re stuck with me in this life and every other that could possibly follow.”
Throwing up
“Aetos, did you decide to follow?” “Apparently,” Dain says, waiting a few steps beneath me. “Then fucking follow,” Xaden orders. Dain grumbles, but he marches up the steps, leaving my mother alone with me.
Why am i kind of living for this? Enemies to lovers??
The lump in my throat makes it hard to breathe for a second. Dad would be proud of him.
Stop that right now
“Can you carry a luminary?” “That question insults me.” “Can you carry a luminary while insulted?” she prods.
Oh, thank the gods. My breath rushes out in a sigh of relief a second before Mira wraps her arms around me. “I’m sorry,” she says into my hair, squeezing me tight. “I’m so sorry I didn’t listen to what you were trying to tell me at Samara.” My shoulders dip, and I relax into her, slowly returning the hug. “I needed you,” I whisper, unable to keep the hurt from leaching into my voice. There are so many other things that need to be said, and yet that’s what comes out. “I needed you, Mira.”
This time im actually crying
I don’t fail. I’ve never failed anything in my life. Well, that first RSC land navigation, but that doesn’t count. That was everyone. This is me.
That's so real babe
“The same one you had at eight years old, when you stared Mom down over a plate of squash for twelve straight hours.”
ME
“What you want to be doesn’t change what you are without work.”
“I don’t hate you,” Sloane says so quietly that I almost question hearing it. “It’s hard to hate you when Liam didn’t.”
“We both knew my brother well enough to say for certain that no one forced him,” Sloane replies, her shoulders dipping. “I just wish Xaden had asked someone else. Anyone else.” “Me too,” I admit in a whisper, focusing on my footing where the path has crumbled to nothing more than a few yards.
Ill cry
But all I see is Ridoc, staggering backward toward the wall, two arrows piercing the side of his abdomen. “I’m all right.” He nods quickly, glancing down at the arrows, blood trickling from his mouth. No. No. NO. I scream up the cliff for the only person who can save him now. “BRENNAN!”
NO NO NO NO NO
“Go,” Ridoc whispers, opening his eyes and finding mine. “Get off this trail.”
I SWEARBIF RIDOC DIES IM GONE
I agree, holding the conduit in my right hand and rolling my aching shoulder, hoping it will forgive me for daring to sleep on it wrong.
Bitch thats so real
“That trick you mentioned? You know, with the fingers?” A slow smile spreads across my face. “Thanks.”
SLAY
