Valek was liquid in motion. As i watched him, one word came to mind: beautiful.
You've slipped under my skin, invaded my blood and seized my heart.
In keeping with his cryptic nature, all your Story Weaver said was 'The horses know where to go.' It's certainly not a military strategy I would use, but I've learned that the south uses its own strat...
Can you be an assassin without killing anyone?Onora shot her an odd look. I ... don't know. I don't think so.Is there a name for people who have those skills? Mara asked.Yes. Dangerous, I said.Mara ru...
What have I earned from you, Valek? Loyalty? Respect? Trust?You have my attention. But give me what I want, and you can have everything.
I balled my hands into tight fists to keep them from wrapping around Mr. I-Know-Everything's superior neck.
I shook my head at Janco. I’ve got the situation under control. Go back to the Keep, I’ll meet you there.Janco stared at me in astonished silence. Ari, though, trusted me. Come on, she doesn’t need ou...
Why did Mother ask you to help me rescue Gelsi? I asked Leif.She thought I could assist you in some way. Instead, I had tried to-Kill me? You can join the 'I Want to Kill Yelena Guild.' I hear they ha...
Ghost? I asked.Moon Man pointed to Valek. Kiki’s name for him. It makes sense, he said, seeing the look of confusion on my face. To magical beings, we see the world through our magic. We see him with...
Valek coalesced from the shadows and wrapped me in his long lean arms. I soaked in his musky smell, listening to his heart beat. Strong and steady. No indication that he had been sneaking around.
A little present from my run-in with a sword. Or should I say from when the sword had a run-in with me? His eyes lit up.Want to see the scar? It’s cool. He started pulling his shirt out of his pants.J...
Before Kiki and I headed toward the Keep, I thanked my friends.For what? We didn’t do anything, Janco grumbled.For caring enough to follow my guards. And the next time, I might need the help.There bet...
Your path is clear, said Moon Man. You need to find it.And the best way to find something you had lost was to return to the last place you remembered having it. In my case, I needed to start at the ve...
Valek leaned back in his chair and said to me, I don’t think I would have made it past the audition,Yelena. I probably would have set my hair on fire by this point.What’s a singed head for the sake of...
When you warned me that you would test me from time to time, I thought you meant spiking my food. But it seems there is more than one way to poison a person’s heart, and it doesn’t even require a meal...
It's a dirty way to fight, but I'm late for lunch.- Valek to Yelena
I’d better get going or Valek will be wondering where I am.Yes, by all means go. I noticed you and Valek have become close. Tell him, for me, not to kill anybody, will you? Sarcasm rendered Rand’s voi...
In the end, only Leif believed that you were still alive. He thought you might be hiding somewhere, playing a game. As the rest of us grieved, Leif searched the jungle for you day after day.When did h...
Do you really want to know why you lost? I asked.Do you really have an answer? he countered.You need to get off your horse and run with your men. You don’t have the stamina for a long fight. And find...
Anything else you want to tell me? I asked Valek as we stopped a few feet short of the castle’s south entrance. Did Ari and Janco set me up for Nix’s attack? Do you have another test of loyalty for me...
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