And the way he looked at her was so intense, his big green eyes probing into her, like he approved of everything she held inside.

Across the room, she heard a loud clatter. She looked up to see that Roland ahd fallen out of his chair. The last time she'd glanced at him, he'd been leaning back on tw legs, and now it looked like gravity had finally won. As he stumbled to his feet, Arriane went to help him. She glanced over and offered a hurried wave. "He's okay!" she called cheerily. "Get up!" she whispered loudly to Roland.

She would not stop until she beat the devil.

Luce: "But what about all those other times, when I die before we kiss, before--" Bill: "Before you even have a chance to see how toxic your relationship might become?

Fight for the only thing she knew was good enough, noble enough, powerful enough to be worth risking everything... Love.

And the way he looked at her was so intense, his big green eyes probing into her, like he approved of everything she held inside.

End times aren't supposed to be very pretty.