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is said by those ones that the body of King Verity lies in a vault of ebony and gleaming gold in a vast cave in their mountain keep.
Because of who your father was to me, and because you are your mother’s son. But mostly because you are you, and we have too much in common for me to walk away from you. I would not see you grow up as ignorant of your magics as I did. If I can save you that torment, then perhaps in some way I will have saved myself as well.”
already crying
“The fool?” Dutiful turned a delighted grin on Lord Golden. Lord Golden snorted contemptuously. “An old joke between old friends. One that is becoming far too worn to be humorous anymore, Tom Badgerlock,” he added warningly to me.
He surveyed me with a smile and then assured me salaciously, “Everything shows. But nothing that you’re worried about showing. Here. Put on the doublet and let me see the entire effect.”
HAHA OH MY GOD
“But change proves that you are still alive. Change often measures our tolerance for folk different from ourselves. Can we accept their languages, their customs, their garments, and their foods into our own lives? If we can, then we form bonds, bonds that make wars less likely. If we cannot, if we believe that we must do things as we have always done them, then we must either fight to remain as we are, or die.”
And as I had heard some Jamaillian nobles did, he had painted his face, a scalelike pattern of blue above his brows and across the tops of his cheeks.
scales, eh?
We were both smiling, in that bittersweet way one does when imagining something that the heart longs for and the head would dread.
When some little time had passed, a minute or half a year, I could scarcely tell which, I painstakingly began to reinforce my Skill walls. Had I been careless? Had weariness or my exposure to Smoke dropped them? Or was my daughter simply strong enough to break through them?
“No. But I felt him in my heart, when I was numb to all else.”
This is not the first tragedy we have shared, FitzChivalry. We both have walked alone through much of our lives.”
😭😭
The first magic was that the Bingtown Traders possess Liveships, trading vessels that, by some arcane practice involving the sacrifice of three children or elderly family members, are brought to sentient life.
“some arcane practice” LMAO
“You envy her, that she mourns?” “I envy her, that she could comfort you.”
“There is a love that twines in and out of your days. Sometimes, it leaves, but when it does, it runs alongside you until it returns.”
my god 😭
Paperwork is daunting to even the hottest quest for vengeance.
A puppet has no life of its own, save the story for which it is intended. It was disconcerting to recognize that the man now playing a servant had been one of the acolytes earlier in the play.
uhhh fitzy, ya good?
“My name is Selden Vestrit, of the Bingtown Trader Vestrits, fostered by the Khuprus family of the Rain Wild Traders.”
AHHHH
In the first moment of mutual surprise, her gaze met mine. Then her stare wandered over me in a way that was overly familiar.
jek like “omg paragon dat u?????”
“You know, I like you better with brown eyes. Much more becoming than the blue ones Paragon has.”
HAHAHHAHA
Tell me of other things. How is Paragon?” “Paragon. The ship or the pirate princeling?” “Both. Please.”
Men. If it was raining soup, you’d be out there with a fork.”
LMAO
She smiled at me and I saw relief in her eyes. “That’s the first time you’ve had the strength to be difficult. Should I take it that you are recovering and will soon be your old self?”
i love them
“Have you ever suddenly realized that there was someone you loved, but presently did not like very much?” “Strange you should ask me that,”
MY GOD THE SASS
‘Don’t be ridiculous. I know what you want. I know about boys! I had a son of my own, once.’ She meant you,”
patience shut up i love you 😭
How strange to be loved simply for who I was.
emo lad
“It’s all connected. When you save any part of the world, you’ve saved the whole world. In fact, that’s the only way it can be done.”
