"Why? Why are you staying here beside me, watching me try to fall in love? I'm bad at loving people back, okay? Why do you want to be close to me? I'm not around enough to make me worth the wait, and who wants to be close with someone who always goes away?"
“You ask for payment, yet you did not complete your job. Are you serious?”
“How would I know? I am a Frost Wyrm, in case you had failed to notice,” Skarrtoth scoffed. “Go figure it out on your own, Kai—I am at a loss.”
He ducked his head, trying not to laugh at the old dragon’s consternation. Kai couldn’t help but smirk anyway. “I guess I’ll go start casting and hope the castle doesn’t object…”
Skarrtoth rumbled ominously, causing Kai to jump a bit before he realized that he was laughing. “I’d recommend some research in the old library first, seeing as wizards were the last occupants of this old pile.”
“Duly noted,” Kai grinned and bowed with a flourish, “I’ll just go find that library then. You wouldn’t happen to have some directions for me, would you?”
Rhapsody smiled softly, wrapping an arm around the younger’s shoulders and pulling her into a half hug. She had always been like a cat. Pretend not to be looking for affection, but being very obvious when she did want it.
All eyes turned to Kit, as if they expected him to offer up an explanation. Which he did, with one word: “Blackmail.”
"After what you've done?… I could never trust you again," he turned and began walking away. She stared after him, a cold dread sinking in her chest. She knew what she had done, and it was going to cost them everything.
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“Yes, I know. But that used to not matter.”
“Well, it does now. Times have changed, Casandra, whether you like it or not.”
“He did it one time and passed out like a malnourished factory worker,” Crispin said, “There. Saved you the trouble.”
"And Dusk was perhaps one of the only 'successes' that project had. Maybe that's pushing it a tiny bit. But he's able to speak, is self-aware, and is somewhat stable in terms of physical health."
"Listen, I know you don't trust me, and I know what I did, but if you don't help, you are sentencing millions to death. You understand that right?" Her voice stayed even and never raised above monotone. He had his back to her and he looked up at the stars.
"I know," he replied.
“You brought this on yourself. You trained me to save the world. You lost me everything and everyone I ever loved. You deserve my threats and you deserve to have them followed through,” Kai snarled.
(appreciating your username @DreadPirateRoberts )
"Do you think that someday we will join them in the stars, too?"
"Why are you looking at me like that?"
Liam sighed, dropping his hands to his hips as he shrugged. "I was expecting–I don't know–you're usually not this quiet, Tasha."
This time I shrugged, looking back down at my hands so I wouldn't have to see the worry etched in his eyes. "I don't have a witty remark for this."
"Shocking."
Sometimes, I find myself wondering if it would have saved my family a great deal of heartache if they had simply not gone out that day.
"You're willing to let people die, just because you don't like one person?" She argued.
"Yep," he nodded. "You can stop coming here now. Next time you come I will not be here."
Maybe even seven feet in height, it was hard to not be intimidated in his presence.
“Your determination to make sure that this does not happen is admirable, but also incredibly irritating.”
I'm so confused, why does life have to be so darn confusing?
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But Nicole just glared at Stephen the whole time, only saying, “So it’s you again.”
“I don’t like this place, it’s too quiet.”
Angelo, on the other hand, was chaos personified.
"If you wanted to fight you should have brought a army"
"One day, I'm sure you'll understand why."
Rennerman had spent many nights on his knees, begging whatever higher power there was for aid, and now he had finally found her. His muse of fire.
In the corner of the room was a body, bludgeoned and bloody beyond recognition.