ae1c3f7
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She was fire, and light, and ash, and embers. She was Aelin Fireheart, and she bowed for no one and nothing, save the crown that was hers by blood and survival and triumph.
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fireheart
queen-of-shadows
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Sarah J. Maas |
e29e4fa
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"She looked at them, at the three males who meant everything--more than everything. Then she smiled with every last shred of courage, of desperation, of hope for the glimmer of that glorious future. "Let's go rattle the stars."
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aelin-galathynius
rowan-whitethorn
queen-of-shadows
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Sarah J. Maas |
991cc28
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"I missed you," he said quietly, his gaze darting between her mouth and eyes. "When I was in Wendlyn. I lied when I said I didn't. From the moment you left, I missed you so much I went out of my mind. I was glad for the excuse to track Lorcan here, just to see you again. And tonight, when he had that knife at your throat ..." The warmth of his callused finger bloomed through her as he traced a path over the cut on her neck. "I kept thinking about how you might never know that I missed you with only an ocean between us. But if it was death separating us ... I would find you. I don't care how many rules it would break. Even if I had to get all three keys myself and open a gate, I would find you again. Always."
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celeana-sardothien
rowan-whitethorn
queen-of-shadows
sarah-j-maas
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Sarah J. Maas |
b9645d2
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Behind them, across the hall, the dancers shattered their roses on the floor, and Aedion grinned at his queen as the entire world went to hell.
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aelin-galathynius
queen-of-shadows
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Sarah J. Maas |
810231b
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But perhaps the monsters needed to look out for each other every now and then.
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manon-blackbeak
queen-of-shadows
monsters
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Sarah J. Maas |
62b5820
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They were infinite. They were the beginning and the ending; they were eternity. The king standing before them gaped as the shield of flame died out to reveal Aelin and Dorian, hand in hand, glowing like newborn gods as their magic entwined.
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dorian-havilliard
queen-of-shadows
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Sarah J. Maas |
51c0d17
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Thirty minutes later, Rowan was still staring up at the ceiling, teeth gritted as he calmed the roaring in his veins that was steadily shredding through his self-control. That gods-damned nightgown. Shit. He was in such deep, unending shit.
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celeana-sardothien
rowan-whitethorn
queen-of-shadows
sarah-j-maas
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Sarah J. Maas |
31c4c0b
|
"Where will we go?" "I hear hell is particularly nice at this time of year."
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assassins
queen-of-shadows
celaena-sardothien
comeback
goodbye
hilarious
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Sarah J. Maas |
3c7e715
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"Aelin took a step forward. One step, as if in a daze. She loosed a shuddering breath, and a small, whimpering noise came out of her - a sob. And then she was sprinting down the alley, flying as though the winds themselves pushed at her heels. She flung herself on the male, crashing into him hard enough that anyone else might have gone rocking back into the stone wall. But the male grabbed her to him, his massive arms wrapping around her tightly and lifting her up. Nesryn made to approach, but Aedion stopped her with a hand on her arm. Aelin was laughing as she cried, and the male was just holding her, his hooded head buried in her neck. As if he were breathing her in. "Who is that?" Nesryn asked. Aedion smiled. "Rowan."
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love
throne-of-glass
rowan-whitethorn
aelin-ashryver-galathynius
queen-of-shadows
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Sarah J. Maas |
5661f24
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Fae warriors: invaluable in a fight--and raging pains in her ass at all other times.
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rowan-whitethorn
queen-of-shadows
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Sarah J. Maas |
c1ac2a4
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"What in hell is that?" She kept going toward the bathroom, refusing to apologize or look down at the pink, delicate, very short lace nightgown. When she emerged, face washed and clean, Rowan was sitting up, arms crossed over his bare chest. "You forgot the bottom part." She merely blew out the candles in the room one by one. His eyes tracked her the entire time. "There is no bottom part," she said, flinging back the covers on her side. "It's starting to get so hot, and I hate sweating when I sleep. Plus, you're practically a furnace. So it's either this or I sleep naked. You can sleep in the bathtub if you have a problem with it."
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celeana-sardothien
rowan-whitethorn
queen-of-shadows
sarah-j-maas
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Sarah J. Maas |
6b793c8
|
"Tell me that we'll get through tomorrow. Tell me that we'll survive the war. Tell me--" She swallowed hard. "Tell me that even if I lead us all to ruin, we'll burn in hell together." --
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rowan-whitethorn
queen-of-shadows
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Sarah J. Maas |
49559d2
|
Whatever you had to do to survive, whatever you did from spite or rage or selfishness ... I don't give a damn. You're here--and you're perfect. You always were, and you always will be.
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aelin-galathynius
queen-of-shadows
|
Sarah J. Maas |
a9be417
|
Elegant, feminine, and utterly wild. Warm, and steadfast--unbreakable, his queen.
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queen-of-shadows
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Sarah J. Maas |
325a0a2
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Her scent hit him. For a second, he could only breathe it deep into his lungs,his Fae instincts roaring that this was his family, this was his queen, this was Aelin. He would have known her even if he were blind. Even if there was another scent entwined with hers. Staggeringly powerful and ancient and--male. Interesting.
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aelin-galathynius
rowan-whitethorn
queen-of-shadows
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Sarah J. Maas |
fc1fbb4
|
Even when we're apart tomorrow, I'll be with you every step of the way. And every step after--wherever that may be.
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rowan-whitethorn
queen-of-shadows
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Sarah J. Maas |
155e5ff
|
Let's go rattle the stars.
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queen-of-shadows
sarah-j-maas
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Sarah J. Maas |
36a75e5
|
"The wrath Chaol found in Aelin's eyes was world-ending. "You bring my court into this, Chaol," Aelin said with lethal softness, "and I don't care what you were to me, or what you have done to help me. You betray them, you hurt them, and I don't care how long it takes, or how far you go: I'll burn you and your gods-damned kingdom to ash. Then you'll learn just how much of a monster I can be."
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chaol-westfall
queen-of-shadows
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Sarah J. Maas |
3bdf3c5
|
It would all be fine, even if it went to hell, so long as he was here with her.
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rowaelin
rowan-whitethorn
queen-of-shadows
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Sarah J. Maas |
0cb494d
|
"Thank you for the oil," he added. "My skin was a little dry."
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arobynn-hamel
throne-of-glass
rowan-whitethorn
queen-of-shadows
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Sarah J. Maas |
876c2e3
|
Rowan stood with his queen in the rain, breathing in her scent, and let her steal his warmth for as long as she needed.
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rowan-whitethorn
queen-of-shadows
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Sarah J. Maas |
bf6c840
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I spent centuries wandering the world, from empires to kingdoms to wastelands, never settling, never stopping--not for one moment. I was always looking toward the horizon, always wondering what waited across the next ocean, over the next mountain. But I think ... I think that whole time, all those centuries, I was just looking for you.
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rowan-whitethorn
queen-of-shadows
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Sarah J. Maas |
b1c21b5
|
"He lifted the lavender soap to his hair, and she squeaked. "You don't use that in your hair," she hissed, jolting from her perch to reach for one of the many hair tonics lining the little shelf above the bath. "Rose, lemon verbena, or ..." She sniffed the glass bottle. "Jasmine." She squinted down at him. He was staring up at her, his green eyes full of the words he knew he didn't have to say. "
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celeana-sardothien
rowan-whitethorn
queen-of-shadows
sarah-j-maas
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Sarah J. Maas |
ec6a7c5
|
"You deserve to be happy," he said. And meant it. She deserved the joy he so often glimpsed on her face when Rowan was near--deserved the wicked laughter she shared with Aedion, the comfort and teasing with Lysandra. She deserved happiness, perhaps more than anyone."
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happinessss
chaol-westfall
queen-of-shadows
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Sarah J. Maas |
0e63737
|
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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arobynn-hamel
aelin-galathynius
lysandra
rowan-whitethorn
queen-of-shadows
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Sarah J. Maas |
868afb8
|
Aelin Galathynius looked at Manon Blackbeak over their crossed swords and let out a low, vicious snarl.
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manon-blackbeak
queen-of-shadows
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Sarah J. Maas |
ac1634f
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"Rowan's head was still angled as he asked, "Your mothers were cousins, Prince, but who sired you?" Aedion lounged in his chair. "Does it matter?" "Do you know?" Rowan pressed. Aedion shrugged. "She never told me--or anyone." "I'm guessing you have some idea?" Aelin asked. Rowan said, "He doesn't look familiar to you?" "He looks like me." "Yes, but--" He sighed. "You met his father. A few weeks ago. Gavriel"
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celeana-sardothien
rowan-whitethorn
queen-of-shadows
sarah-j-maas
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Sarah J. Maas |
d0b20df
|
I kept thinking about how you might never know that I missed you with only an ocean between us. But if it was death separating us ... I would find you. I don't care how many rules it would break. Even if I had to get all three keys myself and open a gate, I would find you again. Always.
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rowan-whitethorn
queen-of-shadows
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Sarah J. Maas |
b78455d
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You survived; I survived. We're together again. I once begged the gods to let me see you -- if only for a moment. To see you and know you'd made it. Just once; that was all I ever hoped for.
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aelin-ashryver-galathynius
queen-of-shadows
reunion
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Sarah J. Maas |
6ae4384
|
"Aelin hissed, "Need I remind you Captain, that you went to Endovier and did not blink at the slaves and the mass graves? Need I remind you that I was starved and chained and you let Duke Perrington force me to the ground at Dorian's feet while you did nothing? And now you have the nerve to accuse me of not caring, when many of the people in this city have profited off the blood and misery of the very people you ignored?"
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celeana-sardothien
chaol-westfall
throne-of-glass
queen-of-shadows
betrayal
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Sarah J. Maas |
7542251
|
This witch had been crafted from the darkness between the stars.
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stars
romantic
magic
love
manon-blackbeak
queen-of-shadows
witch
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Sarah J. Maas |
652cd9f
|
But they held tighter to each other, past and present and future; flickering between an ancient hall in a mountain castle perched above Orynth, a bridge suspended between glass towers, and another place, perfect and strange, where they had been crafted from stardust and light. A wall of night knocked them back. But they could not be contained. The darkness paused for breath. They erupted.
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dorian-havilliard
queen-of-shadows
power
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Sarah J. Maas |
ab5eced
|
"The Wing Leader said from behind her, "Do you believe monsters are born, or made?" From what she'd seen today, she would say some creatures were very much born evil. But what Manon was asking... "I'm not the one who needs to answer that question." Elide said."
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throne-of-glass
manon-blackbeak
queen-of-shadows
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Sarah J. Maas |
f5586be
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She dared a look at Rowan, whose face remained carefully blank, but saw the words there anyway. You wicked, clever fox. And here you were, thinking the red hair was just for vanity. I shall never doubt again.
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rowan-whitethorn
queen-of-shadows
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Sarah J. Maas |
63117b8
|
"Aedion touched her shoulder. "Welcome home, Aelin."
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terrasen
aelin-galathynius
queen-of-shadows
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Sarah J. Maas |
46e22f0
|
And though he stood taller than her, he felt smaller as Aelin stared at him. No, not just Aelin. Queen Aelin Ashryver Galathynius, he realized, was staring at him.
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chaol-westfall
queen-of-shadows
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Sarah J. Maas |
30bb799
|
Maybe this city did deserve Aelin Galathynius's flames. Maybe Chaol deserved to burn, too.
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rifthold
chaol-westfall
queen-of-shadows
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Sarah J. Maas |
dd2d75c
|
"Are you ashamed of what I've done?" she dared to ask. His brow creased. "Why would you ever think that?" She couldn't quite look him in the eye as she ran a finger down the blanket. "Are you?" Aedion was silent long enough that she lifted her head - but found him gazing toward the door, as though he could see through it, across the city, to the captain. When he turned to her, his handsome face was open - soft in a way she doubted many ever saw. "Never," he said. "I could never be ashamed of you."
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family
friendship
love
throne-of-glass
aelin-ashryver-galathynius
queen-of-shadows
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Sarah J. Maas |
84f271c
|
A smile tugged at her lips, and her eyes - their eyes - sparkled. 'Hello, Aedion.
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aelin-ashryver-galathynius
queen-of-shadows
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Sarah J. Maas |
bb2fb23
|
There was a thing waiting in the darkness. It was ancient, and cruel, and paced in the shadows...
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throne-of-glass
queen-of-shadows
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Sarah J. Maas |
1949c19
|
...there was a thing waiting in the darkness, and he could not bring himself to fight it for much longer.
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throne-of-glass
queen-of-shadows
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Sarah J. Maas |
e7769f6
|
She would not waste energy missing him, wishing he were here to talk everything through, or to just have the comfort of waking up beside him and knowing he existed. She swallowed
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rowan-whitethorn
queen-of-shadows
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Sarah J. Maas |
0183d39
|
One last time - you have to wear this mask one last time, and then you can bury Celaena Sardothien forever.
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throne-of-glass
queen-of-shadows
celaena-sardothien
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Sarah J. Maas |
2f4b29f
|
He stared at her; she stared right back. Unyielding, unbreakable. They'd been cut from the same cloth. Aedion loosed a breath and looked at their joined hands - then opened his to examine her scarred palm, crisscrossed with the marks of her vow to Nehemia and the cut she'd made the moment she and Rowan became carranam, their magic joining them in an eternal bond. 'It's hard not to think all of your scars are my fault.' Oh. Oh.
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aelin-ashryver-galathynius
queen-of-shadows
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Sarah J. Maas |
e497c6e
|
The king standing before them gaped as the shield of flame died out to reveal Aelin and Dorian, hand in hand, glowing like newborn gods as their magic entwined.
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throne-of-glass-series
dorian-havilliard
queen-of-shadows
sarah-j-maas
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Sarah J. Maas |
1674df6
|
Aelin willed the blood in her veins into black fire. Aedion - her focus was on Aedion, not on the tyrant seated at the front of the room, the man who had murdered her family, murdered Marion, murdered her people. If these were her last moments, then at least she would go down fighting, to the sound of exquisite music. It was time. One breath - another. She was the heir of fire. She was fire, and light, and ash, and embers. She was Aelin Fireheart, and she bowed to no one and nothing, save the crown that was hers by blood and survival and triumph.
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queen-of-shadows
|
Sarah J. Maas |
30d2f69
|
Magic makes people dangerous.
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magic
fantasy
book-4
throne-of-glass
queen-of-shadows
sarah-j-maas
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Sarah J. Maas |
226f731
|
Not flowers--never flowers in Terrasen. Instead, they carried small stones to graves to mark their visits, to tell the dead that they still remembered. Stones were eternal--flowers were not.
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death
sam-cortland
throne-of-glass
queen-of-shadows
sarah-j-maas
celaena-sardothien
|
Sarah J. Maas |
82325c5
|
Remind me tomorrow to tell you how charming you are.
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queen-of-shadows
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Sarah J. Maas |
31e4ebd
|
She was shaking so badly that she tucked her hands into her pockets and clamped her lips together to lock up the words. But they danced in her skull anyway, around and around. You should have gotten Dorian and Sorscha out the day the king butchered those slaves. Did you learn nothing from Nehemia's death? Did you somehow think you could win with your honor intact, without sacrificing something? You shouldn't have left him; how could you let him face the king alone? How could you, how could you, how could you?
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throne-of-glass-series
chaol-westfall
dorian-havilliard
queen-of-shadows
inner-thoughts
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Sarah J. Maas |
1b01515
|
Aedion - every breath she took seemed to echo his name. Aedion, Aedion, Aedion.
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aelin-ashryver-galathynius
queen-of-shadows
cousins
|
Sarah J. Maas |
24400bc
|
You told me Dorian would fix the world, make it better. But if he's gone, if we made the mistake today in keeping him alive, then I will find another way to attain that future. And another one after that, if I have to. I will keep getting back up, no matter how many times those butchers shove me down.
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queen-of-shadows
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Sarah J. Maas |
b334e05
|
"He lifted the lavender soap to his hair, and she squeaked. "You don't use that in your hair," she hissed, jolting from her perch to reach for one of the many hair tonics lining the little shelf above the bath. "Rose, lemon verbena, or ..." She sniffed the glass bottle. "Jasmine." She squinted down at him.
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celeana-sardothien
rowan-whitethorn
queen-of-shadows
sarah-j-maas
|
Sarah J Maas |
394c4f1
|
I didn't think saying good-bye would be so hard. And with everything that's to come-- We'll face it together. To whatever end.
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love
queen-of-shadows
sarah-j-maas
goodbye
|
Sarah J. Maas |
e9a9f48
|
Whatever you had to do to survive, whatever you did from spite or rage or selfishness... I don't give a damn. You're here - and you're perfect. You always were and you always will be.
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aelin-ashryver-galahynius
queen-of-shadows
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Sarah J. Maas |
aeb9988
|
She had never contemplated what it would be like--to yield control. And not have it be a weakness, but a freedom.
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crown-of-midnight
empire-of-storms
throne-of-glass-series
throne-of-glass
heir-of-fire
queen-of-shadows
sarah-j-maas
|
Sarah J. Maas |
3d81cfe
|
" the demon hissed.
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manon
queen-of-shadows
|
Sarah J. Maas |
f35f810
|
I will keep getting back up, no matter how many times those butchers shove me down.
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queen-of-shadows
|
Sarah J. Maas |
cb2b6de
|
"Aelin sighed. 'This place has been shut down for months, and yet I swear I can still hear the music floating in the air.'
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music
rowan
queen-of-shadows
|
Sarah J Maas |
520560b
|
"He cocked his head. "I've never been with a witch."
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manon
queen-of-shadows
|
Sarah J. Maas |
7a184b8
|
Hw would probably have been even more scandalised to learn I'm not wearing any undergarments beneath this dress.' - Aelin Ashrvyer Galathynius
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throne-of-glass
queen-of-shadows
sarah-j-maas
scandalize
tog
undergarments
|
Sarah J. Maas |