I suppose [...] that the most convincing way to fool an enemy would be to fool a friend.
Anne BishopWe are what we are. Nothing more, nothing less. There is good and evil among every kind of people. It's the evil among us who rule now.
Anne BishopThat is a list of the Territories that yielded to Ebon Askavi. They now stand within the shadow of the Keep. They are mine. Anyone who tries to settle in my Territory without my consent will be dealt with. Anyone who harms any of my people will be executed. There will be no excuses and no exceptions. I will say it simply so that the members of this Council and the intruders who thought to take land they had no right to claim can never say they misunderstood." Jaenelle's lips curled into a snarl. "STAY OUT OF MY TERRITORY!
Anne BishopLucivar winced. "She guzzled half the flask — and it wasn't one of his home brews, it was the concoction you created."
Jaenelle’s eyes widened. “You let her drink a ‘gravedigger’?”
“No no no,” Wilhelmina said, shaking her head. “You shouldn’t ever drink a gravedigger until he’s had a bath.” She smiled placidly when Jaenelle and Lucivar just stared at her.
“Mother Night,” Lucivar muttered.
“Do you know that song?” Wilhelmina asked Jaenelle.
Once, he’d been the Seducer, the Executioner, the High Priest of the Hourglass, the Prince of the Darkness, the High Lord of Hell.
Once, he’d been Consort to Cassandra, the great Black-Jeweled, Black Widow Queen, the last Witch to walk the Realms.
Once, he’d been the only Black-Jeweled Warlord Prince in the history of the Blood, feared for his temper and the power he wielded.
Once, he’d been the only male who was a Black Widow.
Once, he’d ruled the Dhemlan Territory in the Realm of Terreille and her sister Territory in Kaeleer, the Shadow Realm. He’d been the only male ever to rule without answering to a Queen and, except for Witch, the only member of the Blood to rule Territories in two Realms.
Once, he’d been married to Hekatah, an aristo Black Widow Priestess from one of Hayll’s Hundred Families.
Once, he’d raised two sons, Mephis and Peyton. He’d played games with them, told them stories, read to them, healed their skinned knees and broken hearts, taught them Craft and Blood Law, showered them with his love of the land as well as music, art, and literature, encouraged them to look with eager eyes upon all that the Realms had to offer—not to conquer but to learn. He’d taught them to dance for a social occasion and to dance for the glory of Witch. He’d taught them how to be Blood.
But that was a long, long time ago.
More than a shadow and less than a soul.
Anne BishopShe was the most painful, most glorious dance of his life
Anne BishopTags: fantasy
But wouldn't it be lovely to watch two people fall in love?
Anne BishopDaemon had written: "What do you do when she asks a question no man would give a child an answer to?"
Saetan had replied: "Hope you're obliging enough to answer it for me. However, if you're backed into a corner, refer her to me. I've become accustomed to being shocked.
Tags: humor
Do you always ask me the same questions you ask him?"
"It depends on whether or not I get an answer.
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