A Bender of Spirit Quotes

“They’re being taught that their species is superior. That the Rimians and the Naloreans only live to serve us, and they’ve gotten a pretty good deal through selling their blood to their oppressors. Hell, the Rimians and the Naloreans don’t even know they’re being oppressed,” Mira muttered, contempt tainting her soft voice. “They think all of this is okay, that it’s supposed to be like this.”
― Bella Forrest, A Bender of Spirit

“Is this what you do all day?” I asked as Kemi returned with a pitcher of fresh blood for us. “Do you just drink and sleep and party?” “We also grow gardens. We swim. We harvest rare flower crossbreeds. Dabble in the occasional crafts and pottery,” Mira replied with a faint smile. “There isn’t much left for us to do in such isolation, so we’ve all agreed to not let a day go by that might give the Darklings any satisfaction. Our true and most miserable death will happen the moment we allow ourselves to live like prisoners here.”
― Bella Forrest, A Bender of Spirit