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“Swordsmanship isn’t about swords, but strength of will.”
I try not to stare. And I’m glad that he, like the rest of us, has never seen an accurate reflection of himself. It would turn him vain. It certainly would turn me vain, if I looked like that.
Girrrrrrrrrl
A well-educated man, that is; a woman reading so much would make people uneasy—not that it has stopped me.
And we have all, at some point, confused doing something—anything—with actually solving the problem.”
“But since I find you terrifying, I can’t help but think you must petrify everyone else too. And believe it or not, that makes me less afraid to venture down into the Rouran encampment.”
I am not just a girl—no woman is. And if Heaven has deposited me at this time and place, then I am meant to deal with these problems, no matter their scale or consequence.
What is courage but strength in the face of fear?
Next lifetime, let’s not waste years upon years. Let’s be friends from the very beginning.” Tears sting my eyes. “Where should we meet in the next lifetime? In the South or the North?” “It doesn’t matter. Anywhere under the sky.”
“The moment I saw you as a newborn, I knew that I would not trade you for ten sons. You were going to be the bright pearl in my hand, and I wanted nothing but a life of ease and plenty for you. So when I learned that you were still alive, despite my sorrow, my joy was sharper than Heart Sea or Sky Blade.
“If you wish the swords to be reunited, Mother, perhaps you can see your way to arranging a match between me and Miss Hua?”
“I’ll do anything to make you happy,” he murmurs back. “You’re less terrifying when you’re happy.”
