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1 " It's time to listen to your girl. No arguing—she's smarter than you. "
― Shannon Messenger , Flashback (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #7)
2 " The Fitzphie pizzazz, Sophie repeated, There's no such thing.Not what that attitude, there isn't! Keefe told her. "
3 " Tinker considers questions to be far more valuable than answers, so it’s rare to get an actual explanation.”Dex snorted. “Huh, I wonder what that’s like.”“I know,” Sophie agreed. “We’re so used to everyone telling us everything we want to know the second we want to know it—how will we ever handle that kind of vagueness and mystery?”Mr. Forkle sighed. “I suppose I walked into that one. "
4 " Sophie flung a pillow at his head. Or, she tried to. Throwing with her left arm was much harder than she expect, and...She ended up nailing Magnate Leto in the face. Keefe doubled over, clutching his sides and gasping between choking laughs: “THAT...WAS...THE...GREATEST...THING...IVE...EVER...SEEN! "
5 " Why else would you spend so much time helping Miss Fosters causes?”“Uh... you’ve seen how cute she is, right?” Keefe asked. "
6 " Keefe tried to break the tension, pumping his fist and shouting, “LORD HUNKYHAIR LIVES! Say it now, Ro. Say it! "
7 " Keefe’s smile looked determined as he stepped back and took Sophie’s hand. “I’m always with you, Foster. What ever you want, I’m in. "
8 " Yeah, what time should we arrive to catch the Great Fitzphie Ooze Fest?” Keefe asked. “We’re not calling it that,” Sophie told him. “Oh, I think we are. And don’t worry, Foster,” Keefe added, patting her on the head. “I’ll still love you when you’re oozy. "
9 " It’s amazing he made it through without me bashing his pretty face.”“Aw, did you hear that? Ro thinks I’m pretty! I mean- I usually go for more of a roguish handsome, but...” He tosses his hair and fluttered his eyelashes. Sophie’s lips curled into a smile-without her permission. "
10 " Why do clothes never have enough pockets? There should always be lots of pockets... the more pockets the better! "
11 " By the way, you look awesome,” Biana said, admiring Sophie’s dress. “Now I’m wishing I braided my hair or something.”“Oh please, you look amazing,” Sophi assured her. “Like always. "
12 " Dude, enough with the cutesy pin names," Ro told him."Never!" Keefe said, adding a verminion he called Cheeky. "
13 " Hang on – what are you wearing?” Keefe asked as she threw back her covers, revealing the sparkly slogans on her tunic. “Is that a Bangs Boy reference? Because you know I haven’t let him into the Foster Fan Club, right?”Sophie rolled her eyes. “It’s an inside joke – and Linh made this for me.””Yeah, well, it still breaks the fan club rules. As penance, I’m giving you a tunic that says, ‘Empaths Give Me All the Feels,” and I expect to see you wear it twice as much as Bang Boys. "
14 " Sophie sighed. “You don’t have to do this.”“If you’re talking about being adorable, I really can’t help myself.” He said it with a wink and a smirk-which wasn’t playing fair. But she managed to stop her lips from curling into a smile. "
15 " You’re in this, like, Ultra Knight in Shining Armor mode-““Aw, you hear that, Ro? Foster thinks I’m her hero! "
16 " Thank you,” she said as he walked her back to the Healing Center and she tried to make a note of the route so she could find the secret cafeteria again. “Tonight would’ve been... pretty rough if you hadn’t stopped by.”“I know,” he told her. “For me too.”“Awwwwwww, you guys are SO adorable,” Ro jumped in. "
17 " Wanna bet?” Keefe countered. “Bad idea,” Sophie told him. “You’ve won twice now- that means you’re pretty much guaranteed to lose. Especially since this bet relies on me again.”He grinned. “Exactly, Foster. You’re always the safe bet. "
18 " Keefe marched through the doors to the Healing Center and declared, “Wow, it’s like walking into a cloud of sulk in here.” He fanned the air away from his face as he made his way over. “I mean, I figured you be feeling a little lost about your Cognate buddy, but trust me: Fitzy isn’t worth this much angst.””I’m not pouting about Fitz, “Sophie informed him. “Ah, so you admit you are pouting? “He countered, plopping on to the side of her cot with enough oomph to make the mattress bounce. "
19 " Do you have any fathomlethes around here?”“I hope you’re not talking about the weird river-pearl thing you took in Alluveterre that made you cover your walls in scraps of paper like a serial killer,” Sophie told him. “Oh I am- I know you’re not going to like it, Foster. But I remembered a ton of stuff last time. So how about I promise to let you help me sort through the notes again? Remember that? Such a classic Keephie moment! "
20 " Are you kidding?” Sophie and Fitz asked, once again in perfect unison. Elwin chuckled. “I’m sure if Keefe were here, he’d have a lot to say about how in sync you two are getting.”“Just more proof that Fitzphie’s the best,” Fitz told him, with a wink that shouldn’t have made Sophie’s heart flutter. But hearts could be foolish things. "
