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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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I did what any good rat would do. I bit down on the guard's hand until I tasted blood.
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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 art?” I teased. He laughed.
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Everyone grieves in different ways. For some, it could take longer or shorter. I do know it never disappears. An ember still smolders inside me. Most days, I don’t notice it, but, out of the blue, it’ll flare to life.
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Sleep? What's that? A new type of casserole?
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Valek: You know a death sentence hasn't kept us apart before. Yelena: Is that an order Valek? Valek: No, it's a promise!
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You’re better off fighting hand to hand than wielding a weapon you don’t know how to use. A skilled opponent would simply disarm you. Then your troubles would be doubled. Not only would you be under attack, but you’d have to counter your own weapon
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Skewer is just too vague. I think if you say, ’Stand back or I’ll stab him in the stomach,’ then I have an idea about how serious you are. After all, Leif’s stomach is his favorite body part so that’s a decent threat.
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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 never said it would be easy. Giving up is easy.
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Valek's thoughts returned to Yelena. An icy finger of loneliness touched the emptiness inside him. She was in Sitia, where she needed to be to learn about her magical powers, but she had taken his heart with her.
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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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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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Don't knock the power of a pest, Leif said. Persistance and stubborness can be useful in many situations.
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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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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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Don’t worry, I said. These men are good. They’re going to heal the world.
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The uniform enhanced his athletic body, and my thoughts drifted to how magnificent he would look with his uniform puddled around his feet.
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It's the effort, not the results that matter.
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And clay-caked clothes are so last year.
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