" Tell me I’m not seeing what I think I’m seeing,” he said, meager hope in his heart.
“What do you think you’re seeing?” asked Tamar.
“Mass destruction. Certain doom.”
“Not entirely certain,” said Zoya.
Nikolai cut her a glance. She’d tied back her black hair with a dark blue ribbon. It was eminently practical, but it had the unfortunate effect of making him want to untie it. “Do I detect optimism in my most pessimistic general?”
“Likely doom,” Zoya corrected. "

― Leigh Bardugo , Rule of Wolves (King of Scars, #2)