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Sieges weathered, fight together, friends forever.
Maria V. Snyder
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Maria V. Snyder
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: January 1
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Yelena.” I halted in the doorway, looking back over my shoulder. “You once said I wasn’t ready to believe your reason for killing Reyad. I’ll believe you now.” “But I’m not ready to tell you,” I said and left the room.
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How did you - Fool your guards? They're not very good. They forgot to check the ceiling for spiders. Valek grinned. His angular face softened.
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Oscove? Valek paused. He didn't have the stomach for it.
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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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I had hoped to hear everyone discussing how much they missed my altruistic qualities, my legendary skills as a fighter and as a lover. He leered. Instead, you're making plans for tomorrow. Interesting how life goes on in spite of itself.
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...my sanity threatened to take a holiday without me.
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Besides, thinking kind thoughts about Valek could be extremely dangerous. I could admire his skills, and be relieved when he was on my side in a fight. But for a rat to like the cat? That scenario ended only one way. With one dead rat.
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I didn’t want or expect this. But I couldn’t resist you.
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I am Trella the victorious leader of the Force of Sheep rebellion. Yes the name sounds ridiculous, and I still can't believe we named a major life changing event after livestock—or actually a stuffed animal—but it made sense at the time.
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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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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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Lying to yourself is easy, too. I know. It's much harder to stay and deal with consequences.
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Exactly. You can shoulder all the blame and become a martyr. Provided anyone knows what or who you're martyring for. Or you can accept that some things are important enough to fight for and realize there will be sacrifices along the way.
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And clay-caked clothes are so last year.
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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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You're easily distracted by the pattern of the cloth and can't see the quality of the threads.
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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 a dirty way to fight, but I'm late for lunch.
Maria V. Snyder
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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Words are easy. It's convincing the heart that's hard.
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