•everyone going home but the five of crows remain singing and laughing while wylan plays the piano

As Inej walked, she released the triggers on the sheaths at her forearms, feeling the grips of her daggers slide into her palms. Sankt Petyr, renowned for his bravery, on the right; the slender, bone-handled blade she’d named for Sankta Alina on the left. She recited the names of her other knives, too. Sankta Marya and Sankta Anastasia strapped to her thighs. Sankt Vladimir hidden in her boot, and Sankta Lizabeta snug at her belt, the blade etched in a pattern of roses. Protect me, protect me.

“If jurda parem is unleashed on the world, war is inevitable. Our trade lines will be d e s t r o y e d, and our markets will collapse. Kerch will not survive it. Our hopes rest with you, Mister Brekker. If you fail, all the world will s u f f e r for it.” “Oh, it’s worse than that, Van Eck. If I fail, I don’t get paid.”

Not nearly as alarmed as when I bring my mouth to his.

                I am weak. I am fragile. I am mortal. I hate that most of all. 

but what about the rest of us? what about the nobodies and the nothings. the invisible girls?

Fjerda is the northernmost nation bordering Ravka to the south. It harbors many mountains. Fjerdans perceive Grisha power as dangerous and witch-like, and they train their Drüskelle to hunt and kill Grisha. This hostility puts Fjerda at odds with Ravka, who train their Grisha as soldiers. 

Ravka is a monarchy led by the royal family Lantsov. They are protected by two armies: the First Army, comprised of non-Grisha (otkazat'sya) soldiers, and the Second Army, a legion of trained Grisha.

Ketterdam is the capital of Kerch. The city is a bustling hub for international trade and home to multiple criminal organizations.