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“And yet no lesson has ever taught you kindness. No tutor has ever taught you mercy. You have a heart hungry for war and I do not know why.”
Miracle after miracle created by the Hringsa and Second Army spies.
how much of this sort of thing has been done irl
“I should thank you,” Nikolai said with a smile. “When Zoya takes it into her head to be heroic, she can be quite frightening.” “I’ll say,” squeaked the butcher.
mood
“Yes, but if the wedding doesn’t happen, Nikolai won’t have to worry about the Fjerdans or the Shu or the Fold.” “I won’t?” “No, because Genya will have murdered you.
The deal is the deal.”
weeps
“At least I only have one arm to lose,” Adrik said glumly. For all his Grisha talent, he had to be the most depressing person Nikolai had ever encountered. He had sandy hair and a boyish freckled face, and he was the human equivalent of a head cold.
“Making people happy isn’t the province of kings,” Nikolai noted. “Perhaps if I’d been born a baker or a puppeteer.”
tbh he would be a good puppeteer
Was it the monster touching her or was it her king? Was there a difference anymore?
insert eyes emoji here
“My love, there’s ink all over your face.” “Does it matter?” “The correct response is, ‘Beautiful wife, won’t you kiss it away?’” “Spontaneity.” David nodded thoughtfully and drew out a journal to make note of this latest instruction. “I’ll be ready next time.”
Nikolai looked to David for help, but David just shrugged. “I don’t argue with my wife when she’s right.”
We LOVE DAVID
Maybe Joran will sneak a look and memorize some juicy passages for us.”
Joran would never
THEY STOOD ON THE SHORE of the lake at the Little Palace, watching David’s body burn.
NOOOOOOOO
She glimpsed a few words in David’s scrawl: Ideas for compliments—hair (color, texture), smile (causes and effects), talents (tailoring, tonics, sense of style—inquire on “style”), teeth? size of feet? “His journal,” Zoya said. Where David had written down all his little reminders for how to make Genya happy.
he love him wife
“Don’t pretend to shrug this off. You’ve barely looked at me since I returned.” Because I am greedy for the sight of you.
“Wylan would prefer it, and I want to keep Wylan happy.”
two of my favorite gays
Zoya couldn’t blame him for wanting to keep his abilities secret, to live his life full of love and misadventure without forever looking over his shoulder. Maybe someday being Grisha wouldn’t mean being a target.
“Surely the greatest thief in Ketterdam can outthink such a problem,” said Nikolai. “I’m not susceptible to flattery, only stacks of cash.
