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

Maria V. Snyder

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Maria V. Snyder
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: January 1
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
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I never said it would be easy. Giving up is easy.
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You should know what happens when you play with fire, Cahill. Eventually, you'll get burned.
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You’ve only had a small glimpse of how insufferable and annoying I can be. As the older brother, it’s my birthright.
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I hate a mystery. I would have let the identity of the Commander’s successor remain a secret, as I have for fifteen years, but tonight’s opportunity was too tempting. With eight drunken Generals sleeping it off, I could have danced on their beds without waking them. - Valek
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You're easily distracted by the pattern of the cloth and can't see the quality of the threads.
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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 he finally stop?” I asked. “Yesterday.
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His movements were so graceful that I wondered if he had been a dancer, but his words betrayed to me that his fluid gestures were those of a trained killer.
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Back so soon? he asked. Too bad. I was just about to organize a search for your dead body. What happened when you knocked on the southerner magician's door to sacrifice yourself? Did they kick you out, thinking you too half-witted to waste their time on?
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I did what any good rat would do. I bit down on the guard's hand until I tasted blood.
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Oh, you made an impression. Like a stone caught in my boot.
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Don’t worry, I said. These men are good. They’re going to heal the world.
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When the effort fails, is it worth the cost?
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I’ll have you know that the most delicate flowers often produce the strongest scent when crushed.
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Only Valek would consider an attempt on my life a fascinating diversion.
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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.
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Valek smiled. “Good. First, send Kade a reply, asking him not to come.” He pointed at the unopened letter on the table. I had forgotten about it. Sealed with wax, the message appeared to be secured. Valek shrugged. “I was bored.
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Maximum damage. It was the beginning of the end. Either we would fail or not. At least we could say we tried.
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You had lots of visitors, but they were all quiet. Oh real funny. Tease the blind man. ~Trella to Logan, pg. 114-115
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I'm glad you're here. We've had some...interesting developments. Leif groaned. That's Yelena-speak for life-threatening danger.
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...my sanity threatened to take a holiday without me.
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