“You never know," said Nikolai. "I've been busy. I might have some surprises in store for the Darkling yet." "Please tell me… — Leigh Bardugo Copy Share Image
“What are you two doing barefoot and half naked in the mud?" asked a familiar voice. "Looking for truffles, I hope?” — Leigh Bardugo Copy Share Image
“Watch yourself, Nikolai,” Mal said softly. “Princes bleed just like other men.” Nikolai plucked an invisible piece of dust from his sleeve.… — Leigh Bardugo Copy Share Image
“You’re mad,” I said. “You know what he can do. No prize is worth that.” Sturmhond grinned. “That remains to be seen.”… — Leigh Bardugo Copy Share Image
“I have so many good qualities,” Sturmhond said. “It can be hard to choose.” — Leigh Bardugo Copy Share Image
“Do good works or commission an opera house or just take it out and gaze at it longingly when you think of… — Leigh Bardugo Copy Share Image
“Sturmhond had a way of talking that made me want to shoot someone. Preferably him.” — Leigh Bardugo Copy Share Image
“Thanks for the rescue." "Everyone needs a hobby." "I thought yours was preening." "Two hobbies.” — Leigh Bardugo Copy Share Image
“My mother was an oyster,” he said with a wink. “And I’m the pearl.” — Leigh Bardugo Copy Share Image
“Being around Nikolai was always like this, watching him shift and change, revealing secrets as he went. He reminded me of the… — Leigh Bardugo Copy Share Image
“Do you answer a question directly?" "Hard to say. Ah, there, I've done it again” — Leigh Bardugo Copy Share Image
“You'll still make a great king." "Of course I will," he scoffed. "I'm melancholy, not daft.” — Leigh Bardugo Copy Share Image
“It would be a marriage in name only," Sturmhond insisted. Then, as if he couldn't help himself, he flashed Mal a taunting… — Leigh Bardugo Copy Share Image
“I don’t think—” “Clearly. Why start now?” Ivan’s face flushed in anger. “You don’t—” Sturmhond leaned in close, the laughter gone from… — Leigh Bardugo Copy Share Image
“Alina, I'll be back to fetch you for dinner, but should you grow restless, do feel free to run screaming from the… — Leigh Bardugo Copy Share Image
“I don't want lies between us, Alina." "How many lies have you told me, Sturmhond? How many secrets have you kept until… — Leigh Bardugo Copy Share Image
