r u i n a t i o n;

“I’m the Sun Summoner. It gets dark when I say it does.”

the sun summoner & the darkling, the grisha trilogy

I don’t care if you think I’m a Saint or a fool or the Darkling’s whore. If you want to remain at the Little Palace, you will follow me. And if you don’t like it, you will be gone by tonight, or I will have you in chains. I am a soldier. I am the Sun Summoner. And I’m the only chance you have.

I ask no money for the lives I take. They are the jewels I wear. They are my glory in this world and will bring me honor in the next.

“The less you say, the more weight your words will carry.”

his eyes fluttered shut. “don’t let me be alone,” he murmured. and then he was gone.

“ Not bad looking? He’s damnably handsome. Brave in battle, smart as a whip. An excellent dancer, oh, and an even better shot”

they wanted a grisha queen. mal wanted a commoner queen. and what did i want? peace for ravka. a chance to sleep easy in my bed without fear. an end to the guilt and dread that i woke to every morning. there were old wants too, to be loved for who i was, not what i could do, to lie in a meadow with a boy’s arms around me and watch the wind move the clouds.

“I might not be a threat, but I could become one.”