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1 " Upon Hirotsugu’s birth, the Fujiwara clan made great plans for his future, and I watched from my throne of skulls behind the kagerō veil and laughed and laughed and laughed. "
― Xia Xia Lake , Shinigami (Takamagahara Monogatari, #2)
2 " Oy! Wait!” Hiro called after him. “Yes, my lord?” “What’s your name?” “Takahashi Ryū. Like the dragon.” “Ryū…” Hiro rolled the name in his mouth, tasting honey. The traitorous sun briefly escaped from the clouds. “Sayōnara, my lord.” “No,” Hiro said. “Not sayōnara. Until we meet again, Ryū.” Ryū flashed him another gap-toothed grin. “Until we meet again, my lord. "
3 " Your kisses are like spring flowers,” Hiro said, “where each single petal contains a hundred words of love from me. "
4 " A ri away from the port, at the end of Merchant’s Lane, was the Flower District. By day, the brothels here were inconspicuous enough to pass for private houses. But when night dropped its mysterious veil and the moon’s shine reflected in the sake cups, the red lanterns in front of the shops flared joyfully, and dark-eyed beauties appeared through open windows. They beckoned the customers who held heavy purses to join them for a night of pleasure. And then, there was the Yoshiwara Iris. "
5 " There are many kinds of love. There is the love one feels for his sire for breathing life into his bones. There is the love for brothers, and there is the love for friends. And then is the love that brings the heaviest of heartaches. "
― Xia Xia Lake , Kogitsune (Takamagahara Monogatari, #1)
6 " I am here with you, boy,” she said softly. “Listen to my voice. Remember who I am. I am your Dominant. Your master and protector. I am your liberator and the bearer of your pain. Trust me, and give me your old pain. I will lift it away. Trust me to take away your past, and give you a future. Trust me to hold you tight as I take you away from your hell. I am everything you need. Stop fighting your nightmares yourself, and let me fight them for you. "
― Xia Xia Lake , The Darkness of Our Wounds: Ciarán
