The Bone Shard Emperor (The Drowning Empire, #2)

by Andrea Stewart

The lines on Iloh’s face were a map leading to only one destination: the capital of asses.

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“More like a strange,” I said. “A strange,” Thrana cooed. “No,” Lin broke in, “we don’t say it like that. We say that the situation is strange.

“Friends until the end?” I said to Mephi. “Always,” he said without hesitation.