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he supposed that a broken heart often led to a broken body.
His mother had always approached his curse as if G wanted to spend his days as a quadruped. As if it were just another way for a privileged teenage boy to rebel. She often forgot that he didn’t ask for this curse,
I just believe that random magical abilities do not constitute the honor of a man.”
“Evil will exist among E∂ians, just as goodness will exist among Verities. I believe E∂ians deserve protection from persecution. The scales need to be righted in the direction of equality.
“Good evening, my lady. How many books did you read today? Anything about horses?”
Desperate to console her, he almost considered shouting, Quick, someone, get her a book! Any book!
I forget everything but the wind and the sky. I’m just flying, floating above it all, and it’s the best feeling in the world. I’m not sick. I’m not king. I’m free.”
People tried to poison me ten times a day, when I was queen. None of them ever succeeded.” “Yes, Gran,” he said. “It was in poor form to get myself poisoned.”
“The kingdom wasn’t in the greatest shape before you allegedly died. Verities still hunted E∂ians. The authorities were corrupt. Even a shilling isn’t worth what it used to be.
“The very instant I saw you, my heart flew to your service,”
