A Request For Betrayal Quotes

“I eventually recovered from the fevers. But then I started talking to myself. It turned out that I had an imaginary friend. They asked me who this friend was. I told them it was a tiger. At first, they thought I was just talking nonsense. After a while, they found scratch marks high on the walls, on the ceiling, and on my pillows and bed sheet. That could only be done by me. But I swore blind that it wasn’t my doing.”
― Salina Christmas, A Request For Betrayal: The Constant Companion Tales

“We’re responsible for many things. Our family. Our land. Our happiness. Humans inherit properties and responsibilities, not ghosts.”
― Salina Christmas, A Request For Betrayal: The Constant Companion Tales

“It pleased him that she no longer mentioned the gold ring with the star-shaped diamond cluster. He also didn’t want it to be spoken of ever again. Specifically, he didn’t want to be reminded of what he exchanged the ring for.”
― Salina Christmas, A Request For Betrayal: The Constant Companion Tales

“The Flying Dutchman sailed from Java to the Netherlands in three months,” Zulfikar marvelled. “It’s not unusual,” my grandfather observed. “Any merchant ship could do that.” “In the 1600s, it was unusual, cousin,” Zulfikar pointed out. “The Europeans were spooked by it. They said he cut a deal with the devil to sail so fast.” “Was it the devil?” Karno asked. “Of course not,” Zulfikar said. “He had help from a constant companion.”
― Salina Christmas, A Request For Betrayal: The Constant Companion Tales

“They’re a real pain,” the Indonesian said, gesturing at the bodiless vampires as they flew away in fright. “Wayward women. They should have known it’s more trouble than it’s worth practising that witchcraft.” “Are they demons like you?” My father asked. The man was amused by my father’s question. “They’re not much different like you and I,” he said with a smile.”
― Salina Christmas, A Request For Betrayal: The Constant Companion Tales

“Why didn’t you put me out of my misery and kill me back then?” I pleaded as tears streaked down my face. “I’d gladly die. I’d be reborn in a better life than this hell hole.” “Because you were a slave, just like me,” he replied. “Don’t you want redemption? To be reborn as a human, not a fly, in your next life?”
― Salina Christmas, A Request For Betrayal: The Constant Companion Tales

“The paratroopers hanging from the trees saw a very tall man. So impossibly tall that he could reach the upper branches of the mangroves. His hair was long, held together with a gold top knot hair pin. Huge, gold ear plugs decorated his ears. He raised his right hand, bringing a machete into view. The men screamed in terror, kicking their dangling feet in absolute panic.”
― Salina Christmas, A Request For Betrayal: The Constant Companion Tales

“A small group of insurgents managed to escape by boat. The soldiers held their fire and watched them make their way into the Strait of Malacca. The wind picked up. The horses in the water multiplied. Soon, the frenzied surface became white with froth. The sea turned dark and the horses swelled into massive waves. The battalion watched quietly as the boat struggled to cut through the angry waves.”
― Salina Christmas, A Request For Betrayal: The Constant Companion Tales

“And then my father saw it. First the green eyes. Then the massive head, a white patch on the forehead, and white fur framing the face. Then he saw the teeth. Horrific, sharp teeth. Finally, he saw the monster in its entirety. The tiger. But instead of speeding towards them on all fours, it was sprinting on two legs like a human being.”
― Salina Christmas, A Request For Betrayal: The Constant Companion Tales

“We were asked to betray our own country,” she said. “They wanted us to clear the passage for the invasion. They were asking for our betrayal.”
― Salina Christmas, A Request For Betrayal: The Constant Companion Tales

“Your sergeant said you’d never last the year in Malaya. He said he’d be pleased to cremate you and turn your ashes into bricks, just like he did to the boys before you. He was wrong and he paid dearly for that.”
― Salina Christmas, A Request For Betrayal: The Constant Companion Tales

“Cousin, we’re not up against outsiders. We’re up against our own people. We’re killing each other,” said Karno. “What are you implying?” My grandfather asked. “Cousin, there will be other Tiger-Men out there. Other constant companions. And they’re not all going to be from our side. If we don’t do something, we are finished.”
― Salina Christmas, A Request For Betrayal: The Constant Companion Tales