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1 " The blue whale was so magnificent and her song so beautiful, that Becca’s heart swelled. She felt Marco’s hand tighten on hers and knew he felt the same way. She turned to him, but Marco wasn’t looking at the whale anymore, he was looking at her. He was still holding her hand and was floating close to her now. "
― Jennifer Donnelly , Dark Tide (Waterfire Saga, #3)
2 " Becca drifted off hoping that friendship, some of the most powerful magic there was, had cast its spell on Astrid. "
3 " Oh, Astrid... You can't sing. - Becca "
4 " You're here with us, Astrid. We're the Six now, just like we were meant to be. And that means the world to me. - Sera "
5 " When you keep a secret, the secret keeps you. - Becca "
6 " Lots of things are impossible,” she said softly. “Until they’re not. "
7 " good warrior knows when to lose a battle so she can live to fight the war. "
8 " If you wait for someone else to make things better, you'll be waiting a very long time "
9 " But here, surrounded by friends who wanted her, she recognized for the first time that there was only one voice that truly mattered. Only one she had to listen to. Her own. "
10 " Her eyes drank in the colors of home—the soft gray of an arctic gull’s wing. The clear blue heart of an ice floe. "
11 " I’ve been in contact with her. She approached me months ago. I know the terms of her deal. She’s going to tell Ragnar that Ondalina’s attack on Miromara was an act of war and that he must surrender. Either he accepts Lucia "
12 " Volnero as the new ruler of Ondalina or Miromara obliterates our entire realm. I will advise Ragnar to accept her terms. "
13 " Astrid's eyes widened. 'What happened?' she asked quietly.Becca arched an eyebrow. 'Suddenly you care?''Yeah, Becca, I do. A lot. "
14 " I don't trust her, Becca said to herself. I don't even like her. She's difficult and rude…… and brave, a voice inside her countered. "
15 " I hardly recognize you. Where's the gown and the jewellery, little sister? Where are the conch you always carried around? Where's your hair?' Desiderio asked.'Gone, Des. It's gone. Everything's gone. Cerulea. The palace. Mum and Dad-' Her voice broke. "
16 " Leaving us again?' Sera asked.Astrid snorted. 'I've been trying to leave you ever since I met. I never seem to get very far.'Sera smiled at that. "
17 " And a good warrior knows when to lose a battle so she can live to fight the "
18 " Even the strong couldn't be strong all the time. "