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"Iliran is written in emotion as well as facts." Pride crept into his voice. "Glish is na like this. Words are words and na a thing more. In Iliri, the lines display the facts and the colors the feeling.
"Why is it such a big deal, Jase? The Kaisae thing?" He lifted his chin slightly, and said, "Because we have na seen one in a decade. They were always pretty rare, but we thought Terric had killed them off."
Her hands trembled as she brought them to her face. "I'm just a slave," she whispered. "No," Cyno said, working hard to pronounce the word. "No. Ya were a slave, ya are a kaisae, ya will be a Kaisae. The kind with a capital letter. The kind my people write in silver. Yer somethan' special, Sal, whether ya like it or na."
"It's cause they do na get us," Cyno said. "They think we want rank and standin'. They do na realize how little that matters. We want this." He gestured between them all. "Corvae. It's the happiness ya get with a true bond. The harder they push, the more we decide ta fight fer it."
"Ran?" She looked up at him with a sad smile. "Yeah, kid?" "You're not like the rest of them, you know that?" "Humans?" She nodded. "You're like Zep. I think you get it." "Then just let me know when you trust me, ok?" "I'm trying," she told him. "I respect you, sir, but trust is a lot harder to get. I kinda want to, though."
I want this. I want you to be mine and no one else's. I want you to be proud of what we have. I belong with you, Jase. You're the one thing that always makes me feel safe." "Always, kitten. I'll be yer man so long as ya will have me." "Forever," she breathed as her lips met his again.
"Maast is the chaos in our lives, embodied by the bloodlust. Ayati is the order. There are some things in life we can take for granted. You drop a rock and it will fall down, not up. Rain will always be wet. Fire will make heat. These things are Ayati."
Thank you. I didn't expect this. I thought humans hated me." The girl shook her head. "Nah. Most of my friends want to grow up and be a Black Blade, just like you."
