Deserter Quotes

“I don’t know your name.” “Kindle,” she said.”
― Tui T. Sutherland, Deserter

“the dragon in the shadows whispered, and then he seemed to melt away, and when Six-Claws blinked, there was no one there at all.”
― Tui T. Sutherland, Deserter

“It turned out, though, that there was one thing Burn loved more than mutilating animals, and that was war.”
― Tui T. Sutherland, Deserter

“His sisters, meanwhile, taught him that you should really not tell your sisters who you have a crush on, unless you want the entire palace to know about it.”
― Tui T. Sutherland, Deserter

“Six-Claws”
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“Where is Blaze?”
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“sisters, meanwhile, taught him that you should really not tell your sisters who you have a crush on, unless you want the entire palace to know about it.”
― Tui T. Sutherland, Deserter

“Thank you for getting me out of there,” the dragon panted as they landed. “I’m Dune.” “Six-Claws. What was that all about?” Dune immediately looked at Six-Claws’s talons — yes, he had six claws on each of his front feet instead of the usual five; thanks so much for letting everyone know right away, parents — and then tried very hard to pretend that he hadn’t.”
― Tui T. Sutherland, Deserter

“Blaze yet and I hate waiting.”
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“Beyond his sisters, lit by the pale moonlight, Smolder’s eyes were shining. He was nothing but happy to see his mother dead. But”
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“his scales were hot enough to fry snake eggs on.”
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“Aren’t you going to help me?” Six-Claws”
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“If so, it was bad, it was very, very bad that a part of him was tempted not to stop them.”
― Tui T. Sutherland, Deserter

“She held out her own perfect, beautiful talons, decorated with three glittering rings.”
― Tui T. Sutherland, Deserter

“No one had made fun of his odd talons in years, not since his first month in the wingery. He’d always worked hard to prove”
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“Kindle,”
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“Three silver eyes in the sky, huge and perfectly round, with darkness all around them. It felt as if they were sinking into his chest, melting into his eyes. He wanted to scoop them into his talons and swallow them whole. He was in a carved stone nest lined with black fur, at the peak of a sharp promontory. Another egg sat quietly in the nest, nearly camouflaged against the fur and the shadows.”
― Tui T. Sutherland, Deserter

“The next few years passed in an exhausting blur. Six-Claws was one of the dragons who chased down the scavengers that had escaped with the queen’s tail barb and the stolen treasure; he was there when Burn set their dens on fire and burned all the scavengers’ homes to the ground. He helped to hunt through the ashes and then, when they found no treasure, flew back to the palace behind Burn, only to discover that the SandWing treasury had been completely emptied. Four rooms full of gems and gold — all of it gone, vanished into thin air, presumably stolen by the scavengers, although no one could figure out how or where they’d put it.”
― Tui T. Sutherland, Deserter

“No one had made fun of his odd talons in years, not since his first month in the wingery.”
― Tui T. Sutherland, Deserter

“It’ll just be Six-Claws from now on,” he said. “I don’t know your name.” “Kindle,” she said. “Let’s go now, before anyone comes back.”
― Tui T. Sutherland, Deserter

“Burn and Blister,”
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“A chill like midnight in the desert slithered down Six-Claws’s spine. He watched the crowd part around Princess Blister as she stepped forward. Her obsidian-black eyes raked over Six-Claws. He could practically see her mind analyzing him and fitting him into a category — something like Irksome Nuisance or Idiot Who Ruined My Plan.”
― Tui T. Sutherland, Deserter

“Is Princess Blaze here?” Six-Claws asked. The teacher snorted. “Do you see anyone drawing tiaras in the margins of their history scrolls? Then, no.” “Do you know where she might be?” “My guess? Drooling over a pile of gems or sharing adoring sighs with a mirror somewhere,” he snapped. “Stop interrupting our lesson.”
― Tui T. Sutherland, Deserter

“back before both his father and Char had died from the weird sickness that swept the palace a few years ago.”
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“Several glasses of cactus cider went crashing to the floor and shattered around their talons.”
― Tui T. Sutherland, Deserter

“Uh,” Six-Claws said. “My, um … my friend Dune helped, too.” “Oh, yes?” said Char. “Would you like to join the army as well, dragonet?” “Yes, please, sir!” Dune said eagerly. “Hmmm. You’re a bit young, but we can put you in basic training for now. I’ll have you two assigned to the same battalion.” Char nodded again, looking pleased with himself, and wandered away.”
― Tui T. Sutherland, Deserter