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“He was immortal.
And he hated it

And he hated that he hated it. Hated that he'd become the thing he never wanted to be, a burden to his brother, a source of pain and suffering, a prison.

Hated that if he'd had a choice, he would have said no. Hated that he was grateful he hadn't had a choice, because he wanted to live, even if he didnt deserve to.”

"I do not know why you two are circling each other like stars. It is not my cosmic dance. But I do know that you come asking after one another, when only a few strides and a handful of stairs divide you.”

“Kell opened his eyes. Part of him—a weary, grieving part— simply wanted to go home. But the rest of him wanted to get out of this blasted castle, go someplace where he wouldn't be a royal messenger or an Antari, a prisoner or a prince, and wander the streets of Grey London until he became simply a shadow, one of thousands.”