Do you think I could have come to you again and again, if you had been less alone? You called me and I answered

— Leigh Bardugo

He has served countless kings, faked countless deaths, bid his time, waiting for you.

— Leigh Bardugo

They wanted a Geisha queen. Mal wanted a commoner queen. And what did I want? Peace for Rank. 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.

— Leigh Bardugo

You just punched a prince, Alina. I guess we can add one more act of treason to our list.” I shook out my sore hand. My knuckles smarted. “First, are we so sure he really is a prince? And second, you’re just jello

— Leigh Bardugo