Forest of a Thousand Lanterns
“You are indeed bound for the glory she foresees, if you choose that path. But isn’t it better not to know? Isn’t it better to wake up each day, living for the present rather than waiting for the future?”
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Tag: lore
The Crown’s Fate
“I love you, my sunshine. And that’s what happens when you love someone. Sacrifices stop being sacrifices simply because they make you happy. Caring for you makes me happy. So it’s not a sacrifice. It’s what I want to do.”
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The Crown’s Game
“Imagine, and it shall be. There are no limits.”
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The Rose and the Dagger
“In that moment of perfect balance, she understood. This peace? These worries silenced without effort? It was because they were two parts of a whole. He did not belong to her. And she did not belong to him. It was never about belonging to someone. It was about belonging together.”
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The Wrath and the Dawn
“Murderer, monster, madman… Khalid may very well be all of those things. But he’s also loved. By me and by my father. But, most of all, by Shazi. With her, he is as fiercely loved as he loves.”
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A Crown of Wishes
“A story. This was the key to immortality. The things that made kings quiver and deities distrustful: Nothing but a tale.”
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