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“He had been so good at following orders. They told him to jump and he flew. They told him to fight and he destroyed.
But here at the end, without a purpose and without a ruler, Altan Trengsin was broken.”

This is so sad

“But Rin was looking past the flag at a face in the ranks—a boy, a beautiful boy with the palest skin and lovely almond eyes, walking on his own two legs as if his spine had never been severed. As if he had never been impaled on a general’s halberd.
As if he could sense her gaze, Nezha looked up.
Their eyes met under the moonlight. Rin’s heart leaped.”

OH MY GOD

“She began to burn herself again. She found release in the pain; it was comforting, familiar. It was a trade-off she was well
used to. Success required sacrifice. Sacrifice meant pain. Pain meant success.”

I’ve seen this quote before 😔😔

“The apprentice tightened his grip. “Name?” he asked again.

“Yin Nezha,” the boy spat.

“Yin?” The apprentice let him go. “And what is the well-bred heir to the House of Yin doing brawling in a hallway?”

Hmmm the name sounds familiar

“The apprentice tightened his grip. “Name?” he asked again.

“Yin Nezha,” the boy spat.

“Yin?” The apprentice let him go. “And what is the well-bred heir to the House of Yin doing brawling in a hallway?”

Hmmmm the name sounds familiar

“listening.

“The pain made him focus,” she said.

“That’s not really what I was trying to—”

“The pain made him focus,” she repeated.

Pain could make her focus.”

Oh no…