Ghostwater (Cradle, #5)

by Will Wight

This stranger had so much power, but he acted like a servant.

This kinda ties back to what Orthos said near the end about Lindon's weakness: believing he's weaker than he is...

But he had held her back from saving Lindon. That was too far.

😏

Separating from Yerin felt the same. Looking down the hallway without seeing her was like glancing down and seeing his arm missing.

Stop doing this to my shipper heart... 🤭

“It's like a full night's sleep in a bottle,” Lindon said, staring into the empty vial.

“No, sure, I understand that, but what do you think his odds really are? Ten to one? A hundred to one? Maybe just two to one?” Orthos locked his eyes on the purple-lit gem. “One hundred percent.” “...optimism! Oh, that's a good one, it really is. False courage really does wonders for keeping the spirits up.” “One more word, and I will eat you.”

These two together are so entertaining to read

“By the time we get out of here, the Skysworn will be asking your permission to speak.”

Can't wait for that!

“Some believe that hope is the strongest force in the universe,” Dross said. “Although that is objectively untrue.”

Loved it when Dross is trying to be optimistic

“The prize is an illusion,” he continued. “The mountain has no peak. You keep climbing and climbing until you fall off and break yourself at the bottom. Highgold is one step, Truegold is another step, but there's no end to it. You could walk forever, but every Path ends in a fall.”

The Script Lord, Archlord on the Path of Whispering Wind: the Creation of the Seven Principles.

“The Book of Eternal Night,” Mercy announced, holding her book up proudly. “I'm on the Path of Seven Pages. And the first page, the Lowgold page...”

“It's the central technique from the Path of the Chainkeeper,” Mercy said. “Strings of Shadow. There are seven techniques in this book, one for each page. The Path of Seven Pages unites seven techniques from seven different shadow Paths into one.”