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21 " I’d never understood why old people said ‘be good’ while leaving. Couldn’t do that, Mr. White. Already planned a riot, a few stabbings, and a bank robbery. I mean, really. What did they expect us to get up to? While IN SCHOOL. "
― Honor Raconteur , Imagineer (Imagineer #1)
22 " Smug didn’t cover it at the moment. I finally got to see that thing properly. “I’m on to you now, ducky,” I cackled. Ahem. Too evil witch. I’d better tone that down a bit. "
23 " What’s bad and dangerous in the area?” “Gremlins.” “Incubus,” the other added, "
24 " Don’t casually walk into the realm of the fantastical and expect to just waltz out again unscathed. Their values weren’t the same as a human’s. I’d done them a favor, so I wasn’t an enemy, but that didn’t automatically make me a friend. "
25 " I went through the checklist as I got ready. Keys, check. Phone, check. Purse, check. Pants, check. Sanity? Sanity? Yoo-hoo? And we had a runner. Well, four out of five wasn’t bad. "
26 " I hoped, I prayed, that for once in my life he didn’t choose ignorance. For once, I wanted him to choose to see me with eyes wide open. "
27 " As if reminded, Klaus lifted his head to glare blearily at Ciarán. “You ate a vase.” “Honestly, at this point, me eating a small vase is the least of my problems. Why is there paint in my pockets? I know why I had coffee beans in there, but why paint? "
28 " His logic was, as ever, self-serving but I felt resigned to that at this point. I hoped because of this, I’d at least be able to have an honest connection with him later. "
29 " I tried swatting at the hand, grumbling and snuggling harder into my pillow. “Nyet, now,” Zoya demanded, shaking harder. Error 10534: Message not comprehended. Recipient too jet-lagged to think. Brain buffering. "
30 " Right. Which meant I wouldn’t be alone in that huge, empty house anymore? I’d actually have someone to help me if something went wrong, instead of me struggling through it on my own? "
31 " According to legend, that was just how kobolds operated. They either liked you and followed you around the rest of your life, or hated your guts and chopped you up into a stew. "
32 " which left me in the back seat with Mitsuki. I didn’t find that nerve-wracking at all. I also have beach-front property in Arizona, if you’re interested. "
33 " The kitsune blinked slowly. “Did you breathe at all?” I grinned at him sheepishly. “I tend to babble when I get really excited.” “It’s almost a shame she’s not a spellcaster,” Zoya noted to no one in particular. “With that mouth, she’d cast far quicker than anyone could counter. "
34 " Yeah. Uh-huh. I’d just sit like it wasn’t a big deal to perch on a stool that didn’t exist two seconds ago. Let me get right on that. "
35 " My grandmother has an irreverent sense of humor that likes to pop out and wave flags around sometimes,” I explained with a roll of the eyes. "
36 " he didn’t look at all threatening, but this was the husband of an Imagineer. I’d be stupid to assume he was harmless. He just wasn’t inclined to harm me. There was a difference. "
37 " Last time he ran short of bottles, he and Zoya bought a crate and got smashing drunk. I came in on them running laps around the house, her with their marriage certificate and a lighter in hand, him casting random spells trying to stop her. She kept yelling, ‘You can’t return me without the receipt! "
38 " Actually, garlic is an anticoagulant. Eating garlic to ward off vampires is propaganda by my kind to make humans bleed more efficiently. "
39 " All of them have blood dripping down their chins while they’re feeding. I mean, that’s our food. I just want to yell at the screen: CLOSE YOUR MOUTH. You think that’s sexy? Slobbering all over the place like that? Use a napkin! "
40 " wasn’t alone and dependent on Tabby’s forbearance anymore to have companionship. And that was a very, very odd realization to have. I wasn’t entirely sure what to do with it. "