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Anyway, despite the Founders’ arguments, Toughhold’s ideas about forming a magical military hadn’t turned out to be useful—there had not been a war on American soil since the Service had been created. It was so successful that within a year of its founding, similar institutions were created by a number of African and Southeast Asian governments, and more world countries followed in their footsteps shortly after. The Service had existed more or less unchanged for a century and a half, bringing peace and an unprecedented level of cooperation between magicians and civil society, which in turn had
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Cluuuunkyyy too much worldbuilding too fast
Esten bad listener,
Is oi hanska
I leaned in and pressed my lips to Esten’s cheek.
54% into the book and the love interests have barley interacted and just now kissed and they’re DRUNK
“Mmmnoooot!”
I hate this lmao no one talks like that when they’re drunk
put my only hand on the small of his back and pulled him close again—there was no time to waste.
Whatever man
It was a horrifying scene.
This is so lazyyyyy MAKE ME FEEL THAT ITS HORRIFYING don’t just tell me ugh
“I presume that someone has altered the metal in these cylinders to cause maximum damage,”
Lmao like what
“I have an affinity for working with metals, as you might have already noticed. It was only a matter of time before I learned to disarm the needle before it killed me.”
HOW DID YOU- you know what i give up trying to understand
I knew that was a low blow, but I did not care.
Conflict and grief flashed across Cynn’s face,
you not gonna describe what the face looked like you’re just gonna… okay.
“Come out, you human dog.
oookayyy
But most of all”—she paused as though savoring the hurt she was about to inflict—“most of all, I hate your singing.
WHAT
“I don’t really hate your singing,” she confessed, her voice barely audible. “Just . . . it reminds me of the things we can’t have . . . I loved you, and I hated that.” Cynn’s chest shook one more time, and she gasped for air.
you are still full of bull, Kavender.”
This is so out of place who was saying this in the early 1900s
Would be better if glass, eh? Yeah, glass. So much yeah. Nom-nom. Glass crunchy. Fine glass best. But metal fine too. Still crunchy.
Yes, Oi said smugly. Has glass. Nom-nom.
“This battle has gone on too long for my taste.
Me too it’s like 10% of the fucking book
“I performed time-shifting magic on you.
Lame
I would have continued kissing him all day till the sun set and night fell . . . except that a noise caught my attention.
THEY NEVER HAVE A SATISFYING MOMENT
