Then Manon Blackbeak whirled and brought Wind-Cleaver down upon her grandmother.
Then Celaena and the King of Adarlan smiled at each other, and it was the most terrifying thing Dorian had ever seen.
The world, Aelin said, will be saved and remade by the dreamers, Rolfe.
The world had ended and begun anew, and yet nothing had changed, either. The sun would still rise and fall, the seasons would still change, heedless of whether he was free or enslaved, prince or king,...
The undergarments were plain-and folded. Who folded their undergarments? Celeana thought of her enormous closet back home, exploding with colour and different fabrics and patterns, all tossed together...
The prince then glanced at Chaol and chuckled. And here I was, thinking that all the ladies were out so early for Roland and me. When all of them catch a vicious cold, I'll let their fathers know that...
The power did not belong to the High Lords. Not any longer.It belonged to me—as I belonged to me, as my future was to decide, to forge.Once I discovered and mastered what the others had given me, I...
The kitchen sounds turned muffled as she let herself spiral down, contemplating that horrible realization again and again: she could not remember what it was like to be free.
The gasping-fish look is a good one for you,
The game had been played, and she had lost.
The darkness belongs to you. To shape as you will. To give it power or render it harmless.
The curving stones of the gateway loomed, and she drew the sword from her back with her right hand, her left hand enveloped in flame.
The Queen of Flame and Shadow, the Heir of Fire, Aelin of the Wildfire, Fireheart…
The Lord of the North, who had survived, as she had, against all odds.
The King of Adarlan is dead, Manon said. The world stopped. Aelin Galathynius killed him and shattered his glass castle.Elide covered her mouth with a hand, shaking her head. Aelin... Aelin...She was...
The High Lord did not smile. I kept my face neutral, vaguely bored. His gaze drifted to my chest, the bare skin revealed by the sweeping vee of my gown, as if he could see where that spark of life, hi...
That I will bow before no one and nothing but my crown.
That I might always be a little bit vicious and restless. That I might crave peace, but never a cage of comfort.
Tell me your deepest secret, she said softly...After a long moment, he spoke. The only secret I've borne my entire life is that I love you. He gave her a slight smile. It was the one thing I believed...
Take nothing with you, leave nothing behind.