You've been quiet these past days," Trevanion said. "Are you going to tell me what the...exchange of words was about?" "Who said there was an exchange of words?" Finnikin asked with irritation. "When a woman says 'I hope you fall under your horse' and 'catch your death, then see if I grieve you,'" Perri said, "then there's been an exchange of words." Finnikin glared at him. "In my humble opinion.
Melina MarchettaWhen it was over, she gathered him in her arms. And told him the terrible irony of her life. That she had wanted to be dead all those years while her brother had been alive. That had been her sin. And this was her penance. Wanting to live when everyone else seemed dead.
Melina MarchettaI do not believe that the desires of young boys cause catastrophic events. The actions of humans do.
Melina MarchettaAll I need to understand is the unwritten law of warriors," he said firmly. "And women and children are never sent to do our work without our protection." He pointed to the trees, emphatically. "That's the language I share with them.
Melina MarchettaHe knows no other way but ugliness,โ Sir Topher said quietly. โHe was taught no other lessons but those of force. His teachers have been scum who live by their own rules. No one has ever taught him otherwise.โ โAm I to forgive?โ she said, her voice shaking with anger. โNo,โ he said sadly. โPity him. Or give him new rules. Or put him down like a wild animal before he becomes a monster who destroys everything he encounters.
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