And I meant to tell you: that was a one-in-a-thousand shot." She raised her hand. "Don't." "It was awesome," George confirmed. "It really was," Jack said. "His head exploded.
Ilona AndrewsIt's my uniform. Everyone in my company wears it." "It's hideous." Rose felt her hackles rise. The neon green uniform was hideous, but she didn't appreciate him pointing it out. She opened her mouth. "Yet despite it, you look lovely," he said. "Flattery will get you nowhere," she told him. "It's not flattery," he said coldly. "Flattery requires exaggeration. I'm merely stating a fact. You're a beautiful woman wearing an ugly sack of unnatural color.
Ilona AndrewsKate had never met a person she didn't want to protect, preferably by hacking at the hostile parties with her sword.
Ilona AndrewsDo you have spies in Clan Heavy?โ โI have spies everywhere.โ I looked at Andrea, who was hoarding bacon on her plate. โShe had tea with Mahonโs wife.โ Andrea said. Aunt B looked at her. โYou and I need to work on your air of mystery.
Ilona AndrewsWhen you want to take over a city, you have to destroy the illusion of safety it provides. You have to hit the large well-protected establishments, find the powerful people who run them and are viewed as invincible, and kill them. You want to destroy the morale first. Once the people's resolve is gone and everyone is scared for their own skin, the city is yours.
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