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How did you-"
Fool your guards? They're not very good, the forgot to check the ceiling for spiders."Valek grinned. His angular face softened.

The Commander assigned jobs based on skills and intelligence, not on gender.

I'd like you to make a commitment to me as well. Will you be my mate?

Can you feel your pulse? That means Valek isn't here, because if he was, you'd be dead. No pulse.

They actually think I would abandon the Commander. they have no concept of loyalty.

Followed a step behind. My thoughts churned as my emotions seesawed

Pretty stupid," I called after his retreating form. "To give up before all possible solutions have been tried.

One, and two, and three, four, five. Keep fighting like this and you will die, Janco sang.

You had lots of visitors, but they were all quiet."

"Oh real funny. Tease the blind man."

~Trella to Logan, pg. 114-115

I gave him a bored look. I had been threatened many times before and had learned that the men who didn't make verbal threats were the most dangerous.

Ah, Kerry. You've found your heart. Who is she?"
...
"A healer, but she's ... gone.

Nice Kerrick was scarier than Mean Kerrick.

Your fear remains strong. You are not ready to face your story, preferring instead to surround yourself with knots. Someday, they will strangle you.

Poisoned, pursued and living with a psychopath. Not what I would consider the good life. Death has its perks.

He was the test I hadn't studied for, the quiz I was bound to fail. Out of my depth.

only one way to find out

There will always be sharks in the water. Nothing you can do about it except be careful where you swim." "Your

My feelings toward you were genuine. Those days we were together as a couple were the happiest of my life.

No need to act, i let my fear show "He killed himself," i whispered.
Eve raised an eyebrow. "Fourteen times?"
"He had bad aim.

It's the problem with mistakes, they tend to linger.

I did what any good rat would do. I bit down on the guard's hand until I tasted blood.

Bad dreams are ghosts of our fears and worries, haunting us while we sleep. I doubt Valek is in trouble.

Reviewing our fight, I asked Janco, Why do you rhyme when you fight?

Emotion gives us strength."
"At the right time and place.

Fear can be a big motivator.

Your soul fits the void in my soul perfectly.

Oh, you made an impression. Like a stone caught in my boot.

Pain jabbed Janco where the lower half of his right ear used to be. He rubbed the scar. "Now, I'm not a genius - "
"Got that right," Ari mumbled.

Being a scrub was undesirable and hard work, living in crowded conditions with no privacy and just being one of many. Undistinguishable.

Love trumps logic. And when it comes to you, love, I can be extremely irrational.

Sorry. An overdeveloped nurturing instinct comes with being a healer.

Oscove?" Valek paused. "He didn't have the stomach for it.

I'm your mother. I see all. Hear all. Know all.

As far as threats went, Yelena couldn't be outdone.

And what did you give him in return?"..."My heart.

You asked how I can be so calm. I don't have time not to be. I would like to grieve and worry and carry on, but that doesn't achieve results.

Trella! You're here," he said with glee.
"Even though I'm not as smart as you, I do know where I am.

You're living in the present. It's a reminder that you can see the future if you just point the glass in the right direction.

Trusting is hard. Knowing who to trust, even harder.

She's the nicest person I know." Zila chewed on her lower lip. "Well, the second nicest. Avry's the first.

Yes, I thought I'd try electrocution next. Since a bomb, a fire, Vinco's knife and a brief encounter with outer space didn't kill me.

You should know what happens when you play with fire, Cahill. Eventually, you'll get burned.

I offer my heart, entrust my soul and give my life to you.

Sieges weathered, fight together, friends forever.

Valek was liquid in motion. As i watched him, one word came to mind: beautiful.

Old soul." I laughed. "You're Thirty."
"It's not the years, it's the experience," he paused.

Here we go. Kerrick was as subtle as a thunderstorm.

Living with your decision must be hard. Nothing I or anyone can say will give you any peace. You must reconcile your actions in your heart.

Valek: You know a death sentence hasn't kept us apart before.
Yelena: Is that an order Valek?
Valek: No, it's a promise!

There might be plenty of rainy days, but those perfect ones will make all the memories of rain disappear.

Many have tried to kill us. All have failed.
-Valek

You're easily distracted by the pattern of the cloth and can't see the quality of the threads.

Maximum damage. It was the beginning of the end. Either we would fail or not. At least we could say we tried.

Yippee. I've been promoted from fire lighter to delivery boy. I'll write a letter home to Mother. She'll be so pleased.
Leif

His words sliced through my heart, cutting it into little pathetic pieces.

No, love. You're the only one who has caused me to do the oddest things. You have truly poisoned me.

You could put the sass into assassin

No," I said. "I'm not safe, Belen. Who is going to tear Kerrick's arm off if he hits me again? Come on," I urged. "Stay with us".

Our souls bonded. His pleasure was my ecstasy. My blood pumped in his heart.

I didn't know whether to feel smart for figuring out Kiki's advice, or feel like a simpleton for having a horse tell me the right thing to do

My mind's screaming went unvoiced. Logic grabbed the panic and wrestled it to the ground.

Only the weak invite their demons to live with them. Isn't that right?

I always remember the faces and names of my enemies. I don't want to forget to kill anyone.

Before he turned away, I asked, 'What do you need?' 'I need you. I need to give you a proper kiss. I need you to be my mate.

Knife fighting was his forte, but he wouldn't have time to have a proper match. Pity.

Nothing like having a warrant for your execution to get a girl motivated.

Right before I was escorted to the jail, Fawn waved bye bye to me. I smiled. My empty, pointless life for hers. Not bad.

Mr. Kerrick wants your hair one color so you don't stand out so much.
Mr. Kerrick could kiss my ass.

Knowledge, whatever the form, could be as effective as a weapon.

Don't knock the power of a pest," Leif said. "Persistance and stubborness can be useful in many situations.

My cape caught fire. I dived to the sand and rolled on the ground to snuff the flames. So much for my grand entrance.

I peered deeper and found my soul. A little tattered and with some holes, but there all the same. It had always been there, I realized with shock.

I'd wish you luck, but I don't think it would help.'
'Why not?'
'My lady, you make your own luck.

Don't worry," I said. "These men are good. They're going to heal the world.

Sieges weathered.

With a touch of sarcasm. Glass is an amazing material. Versatile,

Fourteen years without a mother had me believe I could be stoic when I finally met her.

If you put enough sheep together you have a herd- a force to be reckoned with.

I never pretended with you.

Yalena: Could you always open your door?
Kiki: Yes. Fence, too.
Yalena Why don't you?
Kiki: Hay sweet. Fresh water. Peppermints.

No hope, is worse than fear.

We should make a list of who doesn't want to kill you, love. It'd be shorter. I'd be offended, but it was actually a good idea.

It's the effort, not the results that matter.

The uniform enhanced his athletic body, and my thoughts drifted to how magnificent he would look with his uniform puddled around his feet.

One thing Valek did know how to do - sew. The other assassins hadn't called him the King Knitter for nothing.

You can't let the past ruin your future.

Should haves lead to death

My sanity threatened to take a holiday without me.

It's your fault. I was defending you!" I blurted.
He paused. "In protecting my honor, you exposed months of work. I should be flattered?

When the effort fails, is it worth the cost?

But they fight in the name of the creator."
"I don't care if they fight in the name of broccoli. The goal remains the same.

But how many times can you upset someone and still return to normal? Isn't there a point when the person gives up on you?

Kerrick the weed.

It's a dirty way to fight, but I'm late for lunch.
- Valek to Yelena

Good food, fresh water, an occasional sweet and someone to care for. That's what everyone should have.

It had been wishful thinking, plain and simple, dangerous for me to indulge in. Hope, happiness and freedom were not in my future.

But it seems there is more than one way to poison a person's heart, and it doesn't require a meal.

I never said it would be easy. Giving up is easy.

Sleep? What's that? A new type of casserole?

I took three steps and was wrapped in his arms, where I belonged. No confusion here. No worries here. No troubles here.