Do you think you should warn him (the guard) that I'm going to kiss you?" He loved the flush that appeared on her face, and there was an intake of breath from the girls. "Aldron," she said clearing her throat,"if he agrees to become king, I'm going to let him kiss me. Please don't stop him." Aldron thought for a moment and sighed, holding up his hand. "Wait there and do not move," he ordered Finnikin, before calling out to one of the other guards who stood on the platform. "Ask Perri if he's allowed to touch her if he's agreed to be king.
Melina MarchettaIf there was one weapon he had against these savages, it was not acknowledging their existence.
Melina MarchettaSomeone had to be blamed. Someone had to die. (...) What you can't understand, you destroy.
Melina MarchettaIt's how they've stayed popular for so long. By not doing anything that will make them look like fools. They never leave home without their safety nets and I think, good for them, but the thing with safety nets is this. I got tangled in them so many times and the Stella girls always seemed to leave me dangling, upside down, to the point where I almost couldn't breathe anymore.
Melina MarchettaThere were events that stuck in my mind. One, for example, was the case of the missing palace seal at the beginning of winter.โ โOh the poor animal,โ she cried out, โtheyโre such beautiful creatures.โ โIโm speaking of the royal seal placed on correspondence, as you would know,โ he said.
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