Aellysia

“The next chamber is full of songbirds, if I remember right. Their music is like turtleweed. It will put you to sleep if you listen to it. They sleep most of the time, so the best thing is to pass through without waking them up. If they do awaken, then you must sing loud enough to drown out their music."
"Great," Han said. "Whose idea was that?"
"It seemed like a good idea at the time," Crow said. "I was an excellent singer.”
― Cinda Williams Chima, The Crimson Crown

“His aster-blue eyes shown out from a face blackened by bruises and soot, his fair hair glittering in the firelight. Dressed all in black, silhouetted against flame, he looked rather like a demon, raised from the dead, trading for souls on the other side.”
― Cinda Williams Chima, The Crimson Crown

“They were like two pieces of a failed star, drawn together by a shared history and a memory of illicit kisses.”
― Cinda Williams Chima, The Crimson Crown

“I have lost everything, Han thought. Then he corrected himself. Every time I think I’ve lost everything, I find there’s still something else to lose.”
― Cinda Williams Chima, The Gray Wolf Throne