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“Anything,” Rin whispered. “Anything at all.” Everything. Something like a gust of wind blew through the chamber. She thought she heard something cackling.
Such a dumb bargain Rin
Then there was a cool press of lips against her forehead, the same coolness that Jiang had forced into her during her Trials, and the fire inside her died.
“I’m certainly not going to let her wander the city,” Jun answered. “You saw what the Gatekeeper did to the east wall. His Seal is breaking, Daji. He’s a bigger threat than the Federation.”
Jiang is the gatekeeper?!
“Not anymore,” the Empress said coolly. “The Gatekeeper’s been dealt with.”
Wtf
Rin had simply been relieved that Nezha wasn’t dead. She hadn’t considered that the alternative might be worse. “I hope he dies,” Kitay said suddenly.
But it’ll be good to serve under Irjah. I’m shipping out tomorrow.”
Oh im so sad i love kitay so much
She slept, and when she couldn’t force herself to sleep anymore, she curled into the corner and cried.
:(
“Hi,” said Altan Trengsin. “What was that about losers and rejects?”
Lmaooo
“It’s okay,” he said. “I know. I know what it’s like. I’m going to help you.”
You need to clear your mind and concentrate. Concentrate on me. Not my weapon.” “It’s a bit hard when you’re trying to jab my eyes out,” she muttered, pushing his trident away from her face.
I love that shes already this comfortable w him
“I saw paintings,” she said. “I read descriptions. In Tikany the merchants would ride up from the coast and tell us about their adventures at sea. But this—I never dreamed anything could look like this.”
Not me imagining attack on titan when they all see the sea for the first time
And as long as you could find the southern star of the Phoenix, you could always find your way back to Speer.”
past her waist in a thick, dark braid. Her features were oddly elongated, not quite Nikara but not quite anything that Rin could put her finger on. A massive hunting falcon sat perched on her left shoulder,
Khurdalain was Nikan’s window to the rest of the world.
Qara scowled. “We’re having some, ah, difficulties with integration. That new general of theirs doesn’t help. Jun Loran.”
I hope nezha us here (:
“I blew up one building.” “It was a big building,” Qara said flatly. “The Fifth still had two men inside.”
Lmaooo Cassian vibes
Rin couldn’t help liking the scrawny urchin, who reminded her of a younger Kitay, if Kitay had been a one-eyed pyromaniac with an unfortunate adoration for explosions.
Ramsa nodded cheerfully. “Worst two years of my life. Near the tail end, the Empress paid me a visit and said she’d let me out if I worked on munitions for the Cike.”
Baji’s the most competent, and probably should be the commander, but he gets distracted by anything with legs.
Chaghan’s a walking psychospiritual bomb, but only when he’s here.”
“And I want to sleep with the Empress.” Baji looked around. “Sorry, I thought we were voicing our fantasies.”
Im screamibg
“One problem,” Ramsa said. “I’m out of fire powder. The Warlords aren’t sharing.” “I’ll deal with the Warlords,” Altan said. “You just keep making those shit bombs.”
Lmaoo
Amateurs obsess over strategy, Irjah had once told their class. Professionals obsess over logistics.
placed his arms around the soldier’s head, and tore it clean off his body with such ease that he might have been twisting the lid off a jar.
Jfc
Tearza could have summoned such a power that the Red Emperor and his armies would not have dared set foot on Speer, not for a thousand years.”
I wonder if that the woman who appears to rin
Rin might have seen tear tracks glistening on her cheek, or it might have been a trick of the lamplight. “He’s indisposed,” Qara said.
Well i can imagine hes fucked up over giving the order that killed 600 civilians
The Federation soldiers tied kindling to the animals’ tails and lit them on fire. Then they set them loose in Zhabei.
I think were dealing with evil yall
When the smoke cleared, nothing remained of Zhabei but ashes.
Thousands of civilians were left homeless overnight, and the refugee problem in Khurdalain became unmanageable. The men, women, and children of Zhabei crammed into the shrinking parts of the city
This is like fking palestine :(
“Not this god,” said the Woman. “The nature of this god is to destroy. The nature of this god is to be greedy, to never be satisfied with what he has consumed.
His pupils were oddly constricted.
Well hes high asf so
“I don’t know,” he said after a long moment. “I don’t know what I’m doing.”
This is heartbreaking tbh
a boy, a beautiful boy with the palest skin and lovely almond eyes, walking on his own two legs as if his spine had never been severed. As if he had never been impaled on a general’s halberd.
BIG HEART EYES
As if he could sense her gaze, Nezha looked up. Their eyes met under the moonlight. Rin’s heart leaped.
“You’re really all better?” “Near enough,” said Nezha. “They sent me down with the next shipment of soldiers as soon as I could walk.”
Scar’s ugly, though. Do you want to see?” “Keep your shirt on,” she said hastily. “Still, three months? That’s amazing.”
IM DEADDDDD
“I’ll ask Suni to avoid your particular tent.” “Would you?”
awwww but alos so funny
Rin was deeply grateful for Nezha’s presence. As much as they had hated each other at the Academy, Rin found comfort in having someone else from her class here on the other side of the country, so far away from Sinegard.
Rin found herself wondering why they hadn’t become friends sooner.
Altan’s office was a mess. Books and brushes littered the floor.
Bro is crashing tf out
Altan set his pen down. “You’re spending too much time with the Dragon Warlord’s brat.”
Fuck off altan
“Have you been crying?” Nezha demanded as he sat down across from her. “Go away,” she mumbled.
was the war orphan from the south, and you were the rich kid from Sinegard, and you tormented me. You made Sinegard a living hell, Nezha.” It felt good to say it out loud.
Rin was too stunned to come up with a response, so she turned away. “I’m not supposed to be talking to you,” she said stiffly to the wall. “Fine,” Nezha snapped. “Sorry I tried. I’ll leave you alone, then.”
NO COME BACK PLEASEB
“I’ll go, too,” Nezha volunteered. “That’s not necessary,” Altan said immediately.
SHUT UP ALTAN
The books claim that the chimei can imitate just about anyone—people you care about, people you could never hurt.”
Rin watched Nezha in amazement. He seemed to know exactly how to act around the child, adjusting his tone and his body language to be as comforting as possible.
God im in love w him i think
Khudali looked up at Nezha, again with those wide, imploring eyes. “I suppose I did,” she said. Then she smiled.
I knew it
“Because at least one of them likes me. Sir.”
<3
“They’re anchor twins. Some sort of . . . ah, some kind of spiritual link,” said Baji.
