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1 " It was strange to realize that a dragon who couldn't be hurt on the outside could have so many ragged holes on the inside. "
― , Escaping Peril (Wings of Fire, #8)
2 " I WON’T get upset!” Cliff shouted. “I want! to SEE! MOMMY KILL GRANDMA! "
3 " Oooh,” Peril said, momentarily distracted by the idea of an enchanted piece of cheese. "
4 " That’s right,” she said. “DIE, you little monster plants. May your roots always be thirsty and your seeds all meet a fiery death until you’re extinct forever! I HATE you! "
5 " You’re right,” she said. “All my life I have desperately wanted an ugly necklace.” “Hey,” Chameleon protested, as Queen Scarlet gave a shout of laughter. "
6 " But if she had Clay and Turtle as friends, and then Turtle got himself killed by Queen Scarlet or accidentally set on fire, well, then she’d survive OK, because she’d still have Clay. It occurred to her that this was a rather morbid train of thought to be having about a new friend. "
7 " Mommy,” Cliff called. “Mommy, I have to tell you something. Mommy! Grandma is kind of mean.” “I know, sweetheart, don’t worry,” Ruby said. "
8 " Scarlet’s Dancing Monkey of Fiery Doom "
9 " But —” she said, her voice swallowed by the hot air in the hushed room. “But I burnded it. "
10 " That’s your secret,” Moon breathed. She had an expression like someone who’d just managed to finally alphabetize a million scrolls exactly right. “An animus. "
11 " I think they should rename the place Unnecessary Violent Overreaction.” In "
12 " Are you planning to throw a scavenger at Mother?” Ruby asked. “Because I’m sure she’d appreciate a snack before she kills you. "
13 " What kind of sigh was that? Peril wondered. Was it an “I wish I were alone with Peril” sigh? Or a “worried about my students” sigh? Knowing Clay, it could also be a “we’re all out of goats and I really wanted one” sigh. "
14 " Idiotic hopeful former self had hoped for them. Idiotic hopeful former self was very stupid. In "
15 " Is this what I become without him? I go right back to being a monster? She held out her talons. Wisps of smoke were starting to rise from them again. The firescales aren’t what make me dangerous. Even without them, I was as bad as ever, because I was willing to follow her. "
16 " I don't have an evil plan!" said Peril, panicking. "All my evil is spur of the moment! Turtle, tell them how bad I am at planning. "
17 " All my life I have desperately wanted an ugly necklace. "
18 " Peril couldn’t hold back her curiosity. She swooped closer as the SkyWing looked down at the thing in his talons, then turned, shuddering, to show it to Ruby and the others. Sunny began to scream as though her heart was being ripped out of her chest. Clay reached to catch her before she fell out of the sky. The SkyWing was holding the severed head of Queen Glory of the RainWings. "
19 " On the other side of the queen, Turtle sat up, all his sleepiness gone. He looked much more worried and much less … puddle-like than usual. Queen "
20 " Ah. That’s infinitely better,” he said. “Nice to finally meet you, Peril. Thank you so much for your help. "
