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“I am yours, Morrighan, forever yours…and when the last star of the universe blinks silent, I will still be yours.”

“I buried my knife deep in my betrothed’s throat,
And as he gasped for his last breath,
As his blood soaked the earth,
There were no tears
Among any of us,
Especially none from me.
- The Lost Words of Morrighan”

“The Chancellor is Simone’s father.”

“You have a beautiful son, Pauline.”

I hate pregnancy tropes

“When I tried to move him into our house, she beat him in a rage.”

“He’s dying. They are killing him.”

“You and your gift! You said the mistress would die a horrible death, and she did. You miserable little beast—“

“There’s something else that’s unfinished. I need to know. Do you still love him?”

“Have you noticed, every dusk when she says her remembrances, the wind stirs?”

“His eyes locked on mine and it seemed there was no air left in the universe. Time stretched impossibly, and he finally looked away.”