Finn, listen!" Trevanion said, his voice raw."I prayed to see you one more time. It's all I prayed for. Nothing more. And my prayers were answered. Go east, I'll lend them west." "We have a dilemma, then," Finnikin said fiercely. "Because I prayed that you would grow old and hold my children in your arms as you held me. My prayers have not been answered yet, Trevanion. So whose prayer is more worthy? Yours or mine?
Melina MarchettaAre you an idiot, or an idiot?' Gargarin hissed. 'The first one. I really resent being called the second.
Melina MarchettaShe made a sound of regret. โWe come second, you and I, Luc-ien,โ she said. โOur allegiance is always to our kingdoms. Without that allegiance, our people would fall.โ She placed her head back against his chest and he felt her tears. โThis is not our time.โ โBut that will never mean I love you less,โ he said.
Melina MarchettaSantangelo is irritated. "We're not suppose to be collaborating. It's supposed to be a war and you're supposed to stick to the boundaries." "We've seen you in your jocks," she reminds him. "Taylor and Griggs have pashed. You've broken into your father's police station for us. Don't you think the war has lost a bit of its tension?
Melina MarchettaAnd if I get a little chemically imbalanced in the head, like we all know I tend to get sometimes, and I don't want my parents or brother knowing, Will's like, 'We'll deal with it.' He's never said, 'I'll fix it up.' He just says, 'You're not up to going back to uni to finish your Honours this year? Big deal. There's next year. We'll deal with it.'" She nods. "That's what he does well.
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