The Crown of Oaths and Curses Quotes

“son of a pixie-whore.”
― J. Bree, The Crown of Oaths and Curses

“How can I sleep while the witch runs riot through our castle, unchecked and plotting your demise?”
― J. Bree, The Crown of Oaths and Curses

“That doesn't look like begging to me. I'd rather walk until my feet bleed.”
― J. Bree, The Crown of Oaths and Curses

“I'm practically useless now, my act of good faith rendering me nothing more than a burden.”
― J. Bree, The Crown of Oaths and Curses

“Take her to the dungeon and keep her from casting her magic, with whatever force is necessary.”
― J. Bree, The Crown of Oaths and Curses

“There's a small bunk carved into the plain stone wall, the mattress old and dusty from many long centuries of disuse.”
― J. Bree, The Crown of Oaths and Curses

“She knew all along that her magic was strong enough to get past our defenses, and yet she played her game with us, to what end I still can’t guess.”
― J. Bree, The Crown of Oaths and Curses

“I look down to find the baby staring up at me,”
― J. Bree, The Crown of Oaths and Curses

“we should lock you up with the pigs we’re fattening up for winter, though you seem to be doing a fine job of that all on your own.”
― J. Bree, The Crown of Oaths and Curses

“Is she going to lead an army of witches through my kingdom to steal the throne with the blessing of the land because their kind have somehow fooled it into thinking that she alone can fix the damage?”
― J. Bree, The Crown of Oaths and Curses

“it takes a matter of minutes to change out of the stiff and ornate court attire and into training armor.”
― J. Bree, The Crown of Oaths and Curses

“Her hair is secured back in the same braid she wears as she tends to the injured and ill with gentle healer’s hands and a thorough eye, the same braid she wore while pouring magic into her garden and cultivating the plants that grow under her careful eyes, the same braid she wore as she eased my cousin's baby into the world, breaking curses and holding the infant with care. All of these females are one and the same, each a facet of the same witch, driven out of the Southern Lands long ago by a war and a fate that terrified a child of the forest who’d known only peace and neutrality.”
― J. Bree, The Crown of Oaths and Curses

“Alone and with no regard for her own safety, the witch fights for Yregar.”
― J. Bree, The Crown of Oaths and Curses

“She’s dressed for war on her own terms, a female to be reckoned with.”
― J. Bree, The Crown of Oaths and Curses

“I am a Ravenswyrd witch, the last Mother of the coven.”
― J. Bree, The Crown of Oaths and Curses

“She swallows, her brow still slick with sweat and her cheeks flushed from the pain she’s in. Small wisps of hair that have come loose from the braid stick out in every direction, framing her face, her limbs bare and shaking a little, but she’s never looked more beautiful or powerful to me. She is female incarnate, and the moment her eyes meet mine, clear and sure, she nods.”
― J. Bree, The Crown of Oaths and Curses

“My Fates-blessed mate.”
― J. Bree, The Crown of Oaths and Curses

“To our mounting horror, the fae door opens, and Kharl himself steps through.”
― J. Bree, The Crown of Oaths and Curses

“I push on toward him just in time to see yet another arrow land, this one alone as it hits its mark…dead center in Roan’s chest. I see fear in his eyes for the first time as blood spills from his lips and he slumps forward in his saddle.”
― J. Bree, The Crown of Oaths and Curses

“submission to every last one of my demands as she pleasured herself while she bathed.”
― J. Bree, The Crown of Oaths and Curses

“You are not welcome here, Rookesbane Eveningstar. The Ravenswyrd Coven is gone.”
― J. Bree, The Crown of Oaths and Curses

“The Fates have blessed you with a mate. His name is Prince Soren Celestial, heir to the throne of the Southern Lands, and your union will unite a shattered kingdom. The bloodshed that has ravaged the Southern Lands shall end, the lands shall be restored, and the old ways shall be honored once more. The Fates will guide you to him when your heart is ready.”
― J. Bree, The Crown of Oaths and Curses

“neutrality in a time of war is seen by both sides as nothing more than an act of aggression”
― J. Bree, The Crown of Oaths and Curses