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"Thank you for the oil," he added. "My skin was a little dry."
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throne-of-glass
rowan-whitethorn
queen-of-shadows
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Sarah J. Maas |
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"Why don't you get to the point," she drawled. "I want to have a few hours of sleep tonight." Not a lie. With every breath, exhaustion wrapped tighter around her bones. "I would have thought," Arobynn said, "given how close you two were and your abilities, that you'd somehow be able to sense it. Or at least hear of it, considering what he was accused of." The prick was enjoying every second of this. If Dorian was dead or hurt-- "Your cousin Aedion has been imprisoned for treason--for conspiring with the rebels here in Rifthold to depose the king and put you back on the throne." The world stopped. Stopped, and started, then stopped again."
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aelin-galathynius
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She wondered whether the queen knew. Rowan did. Aedion did. And Arobynn did. He had understood that with Rowan, she was no longer afraid of him; with Rowan, Arobynn was now utterly unnecessary. Irrelevant.
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aelin-galathynius
lysandra
rowan-whitethorn
queen-of-shadows
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"Aelin braced her forearms on the bar, crossing one ankle over the other. "Hello, Tern." Arobynn's second in command-or he had been two years ago. A vicious, calculating little prick who had always been more than eager to do Arobynn's dirty work. "I figured it was only a matter of time before one of Arobynn's dogs sniffed me out." Tern flashed a too-bright smile. "If memory serves, you were always his favorite bitch."
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"Arobynn continued to pin her with that lover's gaze. "Nothing is without a price." He brushed a kiss against her cheekbone, his lips soft and warm. She fought the shudder that trembled through her, and made herself lean into him as he brought his mouth against her ear and whispered, "Tell me what I must do to atone; tell me to crawl over hot coals, to sleep on a bed of nails, to carve up my flesh. Say the word, and it is done. But let me care for you as I once did, before ... before that madness poisoned my heart. Punish me, torture me, wreck me, but let me help you. Do this small thing for me--and let me lay the world at your feet." Her throat went dry, and she pulled back far enough to look into that handsome, aristocratic face, the eyes shining with a grief and a predatory intent she could almost taste. If Arobynn knew about her history with Chaol, and had summoned the captain here ... Had it been for information, to test her, or some grotesque way to assure himself of his dominance? "There is nothing--" "No--not yet," he said, stepping away. "Don't say it yet. Sleep on it. Though, before you do--perhaps pay a visit to the southeastern section of the tunnels tonight. You might find the person you're looking for." She kept her face still--bored even--as she tucked away the information. Arobynn moved toward the crowded room, where his three assassins were alert and ready, and then looked back at her. "If you are allowed to change so greatly in two years, may I not be permitted to have changed as well?"
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Sarah J. Maas |
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"Arobynn only smiled at her, taller by a head. And when he reached out, she allowed him to brush his knuckles down her cheek. The calluses on is fingers said enough about how often he practiced. "I do not expect you to trust me; I do not expect you to love me."
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