A Kingdom of Flame and Fury Quotes

“Some villains were born, but I would be made. I would be her devil to keep her protected.”
― Whitney Dean, A Kingdom of Flame and Fury

“Hidden deep within the cottage, a little blond boy with blue eyes watched intently and stared at the baby in his mother’s arms. Cade. He had heard everything. He knew Raven was the daughter of Leonidas. Was that why Raven trusted him so much?”
― Whitney Dean, A Kingdom of Flame and Fury

“I forged a few days ahead in Raven’s memories, watching as Leonidas handed the child to another man, begging him to keep her safe. ‘She can’t come to the castle yet,’ he said, kissing her forehead repeatedly. ‘They’ll know it was me. Find someone for her, someone who will take care of her until I can safely move her home.”
― Whitney Dean, A Kingdom of Flame and Fury

“Golden strands began to escape Celestina’s body and wrap around Raven, pushing into her skin. The golden strands slowly turned gray and then black—thick and inky. Leonidas tried to pull Raven away, but the strands followed her, sinking deep into her chest. She was gasping, screaming, her green eyes widening. Raven had inherited her mother’s magic… and her sorrow. All her darkness, her fury, her need for revenge, lived within Raven. That was why her anger was so loud. Celestina… was a witch. There had always been rumors, but they were spoken about in hushed tones. And I never cared enough to inquire further. The more that had passed since she died, the less people seemed to remember her existence at all. But with Raven, they would.”
― Whitney Dean, A Kingdom of Flame and Fury

“Celestina, please. She can reign over Seolia.’ There was anguish in his words as they tumbled out of his mouth. Celestina shook her head, stepping away from Leonidas. ‘She is the key, Leonidas. Don’t you see?’ Celestina spoke through her sobs. ‘We can control all four kingdoms with her. Rudolf has a nephew. They can marry. He’s a prince.’ Me. Celestina was talking about me. She wanted us to marry and incite a war over the kingdoms. ‘She’s my heir, Celestina. Not Rudolf’s. You have another daughter.’ Leonidas tried to reason with her, but I felt her anger brewing, and she raised her palm toward Leonidas. Something black began to trickle from her fingers, and then pain. I felt so much pain from Raven as her mother crumpled with her still cradled. Leonidas reached for Raven, trying to shush her tears. Mira remained still under the bed, covering her mouth in silent sobs. She had witnessed her mother murdered by Leonidas and saw him steal Raven away.”
― Whitney Dean, A Kingdom of Flame and Fury

“Raven was Mira’s sister.”
― Whitney Dean, A Kingdom of Flame and Fury

“gently pressed on, filtering until I saw her as a baby. And then, the hair on my neck stood on end. I had seen her before as a baby. She was embedded in my memories: black hair and green eyes. John had brought us to the castle when I was a boy to introduce us to the new princess. The Princess of Reales. It was Raven.”
― Whitney Dean, A Kingdom of Flame and Fury

“Only once a year was I granted front row access to join my people at the festival under disguise. They would never have excluded me from any that I wished to join and would welcome me joyfully, but having all the attention on me made me uncomfortable. Blending in at the Festival of Dreams remained the easiest. Villagers dressed up and put on wigs for this particular one, which was why my bright violet hair wouldn’t stand out against the typical blonde, brown, and red hair of the villagers. For this, I was just Raven. Or, well, Terra.”
― Whitney Dean, A Kingdom of Flame and Fury

“The Black Forest was always where I’d go, spending hours playing with my elements, pushing myself to master each one. I had never broken my promise to him, and he had remained loyal to me. Over the last nearly fifteen years, we’d become inseparable.”
― Whitney Dean, A Kingdom of Flame and Fury

“But, it called to me. Nothing about being in the forest frightened me. It felt more like home than any place I’d lived, even my own wing of the castle.”
― Whitney Dean, A Kingdom of Flame and Fury

“As the remembrance of wars fought crossed my mind, the warmth of Blaze burned my insides, and I willed it to calm with Frost, shaking the feeling of needing to destruct. The thought of anyone threatening my crown drove me to the brink of madness, and sometimes it took both Frost and Terra to calm the fire that brewed deep in my belly. I knew I was dangerous, and sometimes I feared the ferocity of my magic. It was deep-rooted and old. I wasn’t sure how I knew that, but I could feel it.”
― Whitney Dean, A Kingdom of Flame and Fury

“When the four kingdoms merged into one realm, people of every color escaped their villages and kingdoms from faraway countries to take refuge in one of the four kingdoms. The Circle of Peace was what villagers eventually named the kingdoms once memories of war started to fade, and I was determined to keep it that way for as long as I held the crown.”
― Whitney Dean, A Kingdom of Flame and Fury

“Seolia was surrounded by three kingdoms: Reales, Thoya, and Perosan. Our island was situated in the middle of the three kingdoms. The three kingdoms depended on Seolia for passage through the channel to the other kingdoms and villages to trade crops and grains. At the same time, Seolia relied heavily on the domains for steel, fabrics, and furnishings. Each kingdom played a vital role in the survival of the others, and it had been nearly a century since the last war when Reales had tried to take control of Perosan and fought against Seolia and Thoya for it. A treaty was established after thousands of lives were lost: each kingdom would be treated as equal and rely on Seolia to close passages if whispers of threats crossed any of the borders.”
― Whitney Dean, A Kingdom of Flame and Fury

“Cade, one of the most recently appointed royal advisers — and the youngest — took a liking to me rather quickly with my spitfire tongue and thirst for knowledge. As a girl, I had a tutor in the village, but she’d tire of my need for more books, parchment, and knowledge. I wanted to know everything. I didn’t understand why, but memorizing facts about the surrounding kingdoms just seemed necessary.”
― Whitney Dean, A Kingdom of Flame and Fury

“This turn of events was, of course, highly contested by the royal court and by the majority of the village. People knew of Isla and the orphan she took in, but we served no greater purpose aside from supplying corn leading into the harsher winter months. We kept to ourselves in the corner, sharing a border with the Black Forest, and only socialized when we needed to sell our crops for coins. But, since the king had no nearby bloodline, I took the throne less than a year later and had a very small coronation, only attended by members of the royal court and Isla.”
― Whitney Dean, A Kingdom of Flame and Fury

“Dropped off on Isla’s porch in a basket with a single blanket and my name and birthday scrawled on a ripped piece of parchment, I was crying in the dead of night when she opened her front door to see an olive-skinned baby with a full head of black hair. It wasn’t even a choice, Isla always said — she would love me as her own until her last breath. If anyone ever asked, Isla told them that my parents were two drunks from her side of the family who couldn’t afford to raise a child. No one ever questioned it, which was the story we had maintained for twenty-four years. When I was brought to the castle, Isla never left my side and held my hand when the king’s adviser, John, explained that the fallen king, Leonidas, willed me to be the heir to his throne. No reason was ever given, and there wasn’t a connection in our bloodlines that anyone could find.”
― Whitney Dean, A Kingdom of Flame and Fury

“I want to take you somewhere.” His lips brushed against my ear. My heart fluttered at his breath against my skin. “Somewhere where?” “Somewhere else I found.” “You’re quite the huntsman.” A dark laugh. “I’ve already hunted for what I want. And devoured it.”
― Whitney Dean, A Kingdom of Flame and Fury

“For the record,” I stated, tucking some hair behind her ear, “This is not why I brought you here.” She laughed, giving me a slight shrug. “That’s so strange because that’s exactly why I came. Multiple times.”
― Whitney Dean, A Kingdom of Flame and Fury

“Twin flame,” I said. “I think she’s my twin flame.” And if they were such a rarity, I was determined to do nothing but treasure her.”
― Whitney Dean, A Kingdom of Flame and Fury

“Soul mates can be anyone. A friend, a lover, someone you met briefly.”
― Whitney Dean, A Kingdom of Flame and Fury

“Soul mates and twin flames are rare; they’re destined to be together.”
― Whitney Dean, A Kingdom of Flame and Fury

“Her heat surrounded us, and I knew I would never be cold again if she were with me.”
― Whitney Dean, A Kingdom of Flame and Fury

“Until this moment, this second, I hadn’t realized that I had been looking for her my entire life.”
― Whitney Dean, A Kingdom of Flame and Fury

“My eyes were on something new—a tasty little treat that would hopefully burn my tongue with anger as she fucked it.”
― Whitney Dean, A Kingdom of Flame and Fury

“Why were they treating me like I was so fragile? I could set people on fire.”
― Whitney Dean, A Kingdom of Flame and Fury

“I’ve tried to warn you in every way I can without telling you. I’m prepared for you to hate me, but I’m different here, and I have to be.”
― Whitney Dean, A Kingdom of Flame and Fury

“You know you have the ability to burn people, right?” His tone was heavy with frustration as he pulled the ramp back on his ship.”
― Whitney Dean, A Kingdom of Flame and Fury

“I closed my eyes and pulled at the earth, creating wind around me.”
― Whitney Dean, A Kingdom of Flame and Fury

“He knew exactly what he was doing, and I was letting him.”
― Whitney Dean, A Kingdom of Flame and Fury

“Twin flames are two halves of one soul. There’s an intense connection that can’t be replicated. There’s pain associated with flames, both people mirroring one another. When you find your twin, you can’t be apart from them without going a little mad.”
― Whitney Dean, A Kingdom of Flame and Fury