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And at last, he understood: This girl might not be able to swing a blade, but she had the spirit of a warrior.
Ilka. “Come and find honest work with me, Skraeda,” her twin had begged.
Shadow Hound,” the man was saying. His voice was brittle and aged. “And a Solacer.”
“Where are the Ashbringers hiding?
“Ashbringer,” said Queen Signe, folding her arms over the embroidered bodice of her gown. “We need many of those with fire magic.”
“Didn’t I warn you not to play such games with me?” “Maybe I don’t want to win,” she whispered. “Maybe I just want to play.”
Bow chicka bow wow
“Malla’s tits,” muttered Rey, dragging a hand down his face. “Tell me she did not just apologize to a rock.”
“Merciful gods, Jonas,” she muttered. “Just when I think you can get no worse, you go and open your mouth.”
“And I wonder if the dowdy dresses and act of innocence are a trick, because good, sweet girls do not have a tongue as sharp and wicked as yours. And merciful gods, Silla. I am no good man, because all I can think of is drawing you into my furs and discovering what else that tongue is capable of.”
Jonas leaned down, his breathing ragged. “I’m going after what I want.”
Yes yes yes you are
She knew who the girl was. What the girl was. Queen Signe had brought Skraeda into the fold, into her central circle of trust, and now the urgency was only higher.
“I should prefer the gift of your staying the fuck away.”
New fave reply
Reynir Galtung.
But the sound of his true name on her lips had startled him, and Rey cursed himself—he was better than this.
“A powerful thing, a name can be,”
“Take me to Kopa, and I will not tell a soul.”
The assassin might be dead, but that did not mean she could let her guard down. There could be others seeking her along this road, or barricades to the town where travelers were searched.
“You cannot live your best life without sweet rolls, now, can you?”
Truth
Hands cuffed with hindrium to neutralize her Ashbringer abilities, Ilka trembled with shock and fear.
She turned on her own twin?!
you are nothing but a selfish coward, Skraeda. You will die miserable and alone, as you’ve earned.”
I sure hope so
“I do not know this sigil,” she said, picking up the broken shield. “But I shall discover whose it is.”
I knew she was gonna live AND use the shield to find them
Side Effects—Blockage of source prevents users from priming.
Wtf does that mean
Warning—Skjöld should be used with extreme caution, as a high dose can lead to pains in the chest, labored breaths, loss of control of one’s body, and death.
Skjöld was not used to treat headaches.
“Headaches are a symptom of the leaves wearing off,” whispered the girl.
Phantom visions were reported by long-term users… The girl. The girl.
Why would he lie to her about the nature of the leaves?
“Why of all the visions I might have, do I see a small girl?” “Perhaps you are trying to remember something,”
The pulsing mist, the claw marks, and the blood—there was something in these details pulling at him, like a memory he couldn’t quite reach.
“Listen to me, sister,” said the little blond girl. Sister? thought Silla, heart pounding.
“Try to remember me, won’t you?” said the little blond girl.
Shock washed over Silla—all her life, the girl had said the same thing: Don’t leave me.
One—the girl was her sister. And two—her sister was alive, somewhere in the Kingdom of Íseldur.
Rey studied her intently. “I begin to wonder if our fathers held mutual acquaintances.”
they claimed my mother confessed that it was she who flashed the light. She told them she was an”—she searched for the word—“Ashbringer.
It was then that she saw it—a flash of white light.
It came from her.
Side Effects—Blockage of source prevents users from priming.
The leaves had suppressed her magic. Silla was Galdra.
Duhhhhh
“So Jonas has been nailing our Hammer,” boomed Gunnar.
Ilías interpreted. “Sigrún asks how many strokes of his axe did it take?”
“Pawed by the Wolf, and yet you live,” Gunnar added. “Did he make you howl?”
What had caused the light to gather in the first place? And why had it stopped?
“You cannot control it until you’ve had your heart and your mind united. You must go through the Cohesion Rite.”
Come with me, and you’ll see your sister once more.”
“She is in Sunnavík. Don’t you…” Brows quirked, the warrior smiled, foxlike. “You truly do not know. Your fool of a father.”
The voice was unmistakable, the one she’d heard her entire life. Matthias—Tómas—kissed his knuckles and bowed his head. “Saga,” she said to him. “We must get Saga.”
“Don’t cry now, it will be all right. We’ll have a little adventure, Eisa, just you and me.”
It could not be. She could not be. Eisa.
Oh…The letter is gone!”
Which means red head has it....
