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1 " He has his own chambers and sleeps in a pile of hunting dogs." Jordan admitted."Aw," Lam said."Okay, but," Ari said, "this isn't about Arthur and his adorable dog pile. "
― A.R. Capetta , Sword in the Stars (Once & Future #2)
2 " He's like me. He wants the truth, even if the truth is challenging. "
3 " You'll wake up here in a little while. And you'll go through this doorway to Camelot, and you'll befriend a small boy who needs you. His name is Arthur. And it won't be all bad. No, not all bad at all "
4 " Dawn rose and fell like heroes did, a hundred thousand times. Camelot came and went, the valiant strike of a match against an endless dark. Entire civilizations blinked into being and blinked out. "
5 " Are you going to kill me? That's what men do. That's what men have always done. They kill and burn and take, and they stuff their ears against the screams, but at the end of the day they want to be remembered as good. So they write stories about their shining deeds and all are made to watch and listen and love them. "
6 " What's this?" He pulled out a folder filled with shiny silver discs. "A whole television show with your name on it! Should we put the lights down low and watch?"Merlin pursed his lips. "Quite fun in places, that one. I do like the dragon. But, well, they had a tendency to make it all seem as if Arthur and Merlin could be love interests, only to pull out at the last possible second. "
7 " If Nin had anything to do with Gwen disappearing, I will drag her out of that lake by whatever wig she’s wearing, and—”“Her hair is incorporeal,” Merlin puffed, turning without breaking stride. “I know,” Val said. “Just let me have one moment of righteous anger against that beautiful horrorshow. "
8 " You thought you beat me,” he said. “But we are more than songs and sparks. "
9 " It’s official. I loathe caves,” Val said, wiping off his pants and tugging his corset back into place. He reached desperately for a joke. “When we get back to the future, someone is eventually going to say, ‘Come see these amazing cave formations!’ And I’m going to be like, ‘Leave. We’re not friends anymore. "
10 " Thirties Merlin badgered them back toward the entrance. “Children at a rock concert. What tomfoolery is this?”“The kind where I tell you that I’m you, and I need your help.”“Ah, you’re me. And who is that then?” he asked, pointing at the baby. “Also us.” Merlin snapped. “Honestly, keep up. "
11 " Dragons and misogyny could fuck right off. "
12 " Neither of you should be here,” the somber, unamused mage said, crossing his arms. “It’s against the laws of—”“Time and space?” Merlin cut in. “We’ve never really obeyed those, have we?”“Time and space can suck it!” Someone cried out as they passed… "
13 " I wish we could tell Arthur the truth, but we came out of a time portal to steal from you because your ancient, trapped spirit inside my wife told us to doesn’t really roll of the tongue. "
14 " Because when you don’t slot into people’s expectations here, they get suspicious at best and violent at worst? "
15 " This whole planet can kiss my ass! "
16 " Two girls burning like stars. "
17 " Where’s my breastplate? I need it. Last time someone figured out I have boobs I accidentally murdered him. "
18 " Lamarack cocked their head. “Wait, what are these ages in the middle of?”“After people discovered science,” Jordan said. “Before people wanted science.”“You’re saying we’re in a time of self-selected idiocy? "
19 " Some days were for saving the universe. Some days, still breathing was all one could hope for. "
20 " He’s got you buying magical groceries?” Lam asked. “Merlin. You made yourself into your own bitch. "