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“If they procreate, I’m banishing them from Cahlish. A combination of the two of them would probably tear open some sort of hell gate and suck the entire estate through it.”
love you, Fisher.” It was the first time I’d said it. “I love you, and nothing else matters beyond that. Wherever you are, I’ll beg the gods and all the fates to let me be there, too,” I whispered.
then stacked his hands one on top of the other and wrapped them both around his straining length. He stared at me, shuttling his hands up,
He would never bring up the fact that she must have smelled like a brothel. He hadn’t mentioned that I did, either. It wasn’t polite.
Do theyb not believe in bathing???
“There were thousands of leaves on its branches. He said that each leaf represented a realm occupied by countless living beings. Some of the leaves withered and fell as we spoke. He said that those realms were infected by a rot spreading throughout the universe. Whole branches of the tree were blackened and dying. Zareth said that it meant the end. Of everything. Of all realms. That the other gods wanted to wipe the slate clean and start over again, rebuilding the universe from scratch. But he had refused.”
That is, until my gaze fell on Carrion. With his arms draped over the back of the couch and his chin resting on the cushion, he shot me a roguish wink. “You’ll come up with something, Fane. You always do. You’re very smart for a twenty-five-year-old.”
“If you’re going to mock me for my youth, Swift, you might as well get my age right. I’m twenty-four.” He angled his head, waggling his eyebrows. “Are you, though?” “I—” Oh. Huh. I trailed off, frowning as I tried to do the math.
He remembered her birthday!!
“Well. The way your runes smoldered would indicate that you have access to elemental fire magic. Once harnessed, that will be incredibly useful, no? And the fact that your hands are healed now, after the damage I just witnessed, implies that you also have regenerative magic. Physical magic. Power over the body. At some point, you might be able to heal others with your abilities. Yet another thread that connects you to your Alchemist heritage. These things that are happening to your body can all be seen as signs of positive things to come.”
As for me? I was a sight taller than Swift. Significantly better-looking, too, but that was beside the point.
Lmao
“Why am I not surprised that you have an account at a place called the Brigand’s Bank?” “Oh, I don’t have an account, Lord Cahlish.” He winked at me. “I own it.”
But I followed Carrion all the same, because the vault breaker Vorath Shah hadn’t been looking at Carrion when he’d bolted. The stranger had been looking right at me.
Whaaat
Lorreth was with Carrion in the training hall, attempting to whip him into shape,
Um huh? Editing mistake?
But this was the Lord of Midnight who had made me feed from Fisher in front of the entire court. She was also the one my mate had told me to be most wary of. I didn’t give a flying fuck what she thought about my clothes or the state of my boots. She was lucky I didn’t make her clean them while she was down there.
Oh shit
I know exactly to whom I speak. King Killer. Day’s End. The Last Tide. Namebreaker—”
What did she saayyyy
“I say we torture the location out of him and then dispose of him.” Thum. Thum. Thum. Shah’s pulse was as lazy as could be. It didn’t spike at all, as he pretended to panic again.
Interesting
A demon trap is old magic. Alchimeran magic.
Oh really?!
“Scorpions, Carrion. That is the sound of a million fucking scorpions.”
Excuse meeee?! Ewww
Guru had escaped.
Uh oh!
“He is an indoor cat, Your Highness,” she spat viciously. “He’s never stepped foot outside of this library.”
I feel this. As a cat mommy
“That dagger you stabbed me with. I know it well. I know its owner even better, and he wouldn’t have been parted from it without a fight. So, either you killed him and took it, or someone else killed him, and they gave it to you. Which is it?”
Foley?!
She pointed a shaking finger at my hands. “Stupid female. It’s sacrilege to ink your skin with those kinds of marks.”
Hawkward
“He broke your edict because he isn’t bound by it,” a voice said from the library’s entrance. It was Lorreth.
I knew it!!
“Because, no matter what.…” Lorreth said under his breath. “A wolf never becomes a leech,” the vampire finished.
Lorreth stood in front of him, an array of emotions fighting for control of his features. “Hello, Foley. It’s been too long. I can’t tell you how good it is to see you, brother.”
Awww
Whoever had etched the Alchimeran runes into the floor of the room up ahead had known this would be the only place a beast like Joshin could seek refuge.
Why is he there? Was he summoned? Or did the alchemist just find out he was in the realm and trap him?
Also is that guy who trapped carrion Fae?
“Hate to be… a bother,” Carrion wheezed. “But if you’re not in a position to… save me right… now, then… could you possibly kill me instead? This… really sucks.”
Wow this is actually really sad. ;(
I snorted. “It’s asking who stands before it. Who walks its path. Something like that. It’s speaking Old Fae, which it should not know,” I said pointedly, throwing those last words over my shoulder at the ancient monster.
For the first time ever, I found myself happy to see Balea and Min.
“You must have my… permission,” the demon wheezed. “The venom to create its cure must be given… freely.”
This is so silly honestly
The demon let out a cry of frustration, but then it said, “Where there is light, there is always darkness, shadow weaver. To kill a queen, you will need to visit the darkest of all places. You will need to strike a deal far more costly than this one if you hope to succeed. And the beast who lies in wait for you there will not be so easy to trick as me. She will eat you whole, shadow weaver!” Joshin roared as I held the flickering torch to its body. “She will tear away your soul and feed on it for decades!”
My mind was so loud. There were five trains of thought careening through my head at all times.
Same bestie
“I could have loved her. Truly,” Carrion said softly.
Awww
So yes. I love Saeris Fane, because she’s electric, and fierce, and loyal, and being around her brings the world back into focus. But I’m not in love with her, Fisher. I tried. But my heart was just too full of sorrow to make room for her.”
I feel so bad for him
“I don’t know. The damned thing’s been following me around in my dreams for a couple of weeks now. Even when he was back in Cahlish.”
I’d met so few humans when I was young, and the chances of any of them having been related to each other were slim.
Didnt he say he fucked plenty of humans before ?
“Y’know, sarcasm is a form of humor. The lowest, basest form, yes, but it still counts. If you’re not careful, I’ll start to think I’m rubbing off on you.” “Don’t use the word rub and then refer to me in the same sentence, please,” I volleyed back at him. But there was no sharpness to the retort. Like the fine sand that constantly battered the city’s walls, Carrion Swift was slowly wearing me down.
“I don’t lose people. He ducked down here just now, right before you were about to lie and say I’m not your type.”
Lmao
“I wasn’t lying. I prefer my women and my men a whole lot prettier than you.”
Yeess i knew he was bi!!
He nodded, breathing deep, indicating that he could stand on his own, but rather than letting him go, I pulled him into a hug.
Wow!
Carrion immediately tried to pull away, but I hugged him tighter—too tight, maybe—refusing to let him go. He sagged, burying a single, choked cry into my chest, and that was all I heard out of him. His body rocked with silent sobs for a minute, and I held him. And then he stopped, and it was over.
Fisherrrrr
My magic encompassed all Zilvaren. For the first time in history, the shining banner in the north fell into darkness.
Oh shit
“The quicksilver is greedy. You give it whatever it desires. Songs. Jokes. Memories,” it said. “Your mate wishes you to create many thousands of these relics, and yet you bargain for each one that you make. You shave off a piece of yourself for each one. Tell me, how will you know exactly what it is that you’ve forgotten, what you’ve lost, when your mind is riddled full of holes?”
Seemed to me the creepy bastard didn’t know when to shut up.
Theres a lot of that in this book
He couldn’t see, but he knew where he was? There wasn’t time to process that piece of information.
I could be violent if I had to be. I could be cruel.
Chill saeris damn
He was naked and spattered with blood… and his cock jutted outrageously hard from between his thighs. “If you’re not coming in to join the fun, then please move this along. You’re making me look like a bad host.”
Ooooooooooooooo
“Who’s Carrion?” I almost laughed. In another life, gods almighty, they would have relied upon each other, those two males. Ruefully, I admitted, “He’s a friend. You’ll meet him soon enough, I’m sure.”
A FRIEND!
“It’s commendable that you’re trying to protect my modesty, Saeris, but Carrion’s right. I have none. I really don’t care if he’s checking out my ass. Unfortunately for you, Swift, my sexuality doesn’t lean in your direction.” “That’s okay. The thing about leaning is that it’s very unstable. The ground could shift, and you find yourself leaning in a completely different direction at any moment. I, myself, have experienced all kinds of leanings.”
Tal smiled a little dubiously at him. “You’ll be the first to know if the ground shifts beneath my feet.”
Im SCREAMING
Carrion sighed, walking past my maker. “It’s all right. It would have happened by now if it was going to. That kind of thing usually occurs on sight where I’m concerned.”
lmao
