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β¬ Β THEΒ LANGUAGEΒ OFΒ THORNS,Β midnight Β tales Β and Β dangerous Β magic.Β Β ( Β 2017Β ) Β byΒ leighΒ bardugo.
sentences Β taken Β fromΒ orΒ inspiredΒ byΒ theΒ collectionβsΒ dialogue Β & Β narration.
+ Β feel Β free Β to Β change Β pronouns Β !
i.Β Β AYAMAΒ ANDΒ THEΒ THORNΒ WOOD.
βΒ loveΒ speaksΒ inΒ flowers.Β truthΒ requiresΒ thorns.Β β
βΒ weΒ allΒ knowΒ theΒ storyΒ ofΒ howΒ theΒ queenΒ becomesΒ aΒ queen.Β β
βΒ weΒ shouldΒ leaveΒ thisΒ place.Β β
βΒ noΒ doubtΒ itΒ willΒ comeΒ andΒ devourΒ usΒ all.Β β
βΒ theΒ beastΒ willΒ laughΒ youΒ rightΒ outΒ ofΒ theΒ wildΒ lands.Β β
βΒ youΒ knowΒ howΒ theΒ storiesΒ go.Β interestingΒ thingsΒ happenΒ onlyΒ toΒ prettyΒ girls.Β β
βΒ isΒ theΒ woodΒ muchΒ worseΒ thanΒ aΒ gardenΒ overgrownΒ withΒ pricklersΒ ?Β β
βΒ stupidΒ girlΒ !Β doΒ youΒ wishΒ toΒ becomeΒ aΒ monsterΒ ?Β β
βΒ strikeΒ me.Β cleaveΒ meΒ inΒ two.Β β
βΒ youβreΒ asΒ thornyΒ asΒ theΒ wood.Β βΒ Β
βΒ thereΒ isΒ butΒ oneΒ ruleΒ inΒ myΒ wood.Β speakΒ truth.Β β
βΒ perhapsΒ youΒ mightΒ showΒ mercyΒ freely.Β β
βΒ justΒ eatΒ aΒ bitΒ ofΒ theΒ sunΒ toΒ fillΒ theΒ sky,Β andΒ youΒ willΒ feelΒ emptyΒ noΒ longer.Β β
βΒ whatΒ nonsenseΒ !Β ofΒ courseΒ thatβsΒ notΒ howΒ theΒ storyΒ ends.Β β
βΒ someΒ peopleΒ areΒ bornΒ withΒ aΒ pieceΒ ofΒ nightΒ inside,Β andΒ thatΒ hollowΒ placeΒ canΒ neverΒ beΒ filled.Β β
βΒ whatΒ doΒ iΒ careΒ forΒ winterΒ ?Β noΒ seasonΒ touchesΒ thisΒ wood.Β β
βΒ youΒ knowΒ theΒ onlyΒ bargainΒ iΒ willΒ make.Β β
βΒ sometimesΒ theΒ unseenΒ isΒ notΒ toΒ beΒ fearedΒ andΒ thoseΒ thatΒ areΒ meantΒ toΒ loveΒ usΒ mostΒ areΒ notΒ alwaysΒ theΒ onesΒ thatΒ do.Β β
βΒ badΒ fatesΒ doΒ notΒ alwaysΒ followΒ thoseΒ thatΒ deserveΒ them.Β β
βΒ noΒ princeΒ isΒ worthΒ yourΒ life.Β β
βΒ areΒ youΒ soΒ eagerΒ toΒ beΒ eatenΒ ?Β β
βΒ theyΒ haveΒ toldΒ meΒ toΒ returnΒ withΒ yourΒ heart.Β β
βΒ youΒ thinkΒ toΒ loveΒ aΒ monsterΒ ?Β β
βΒ aΒ manΒ likeΒ youΒ isΒ owedΒ noΒ words.Β β
ii.Β Β THEΒ TOOΒ CLEVERΒ FOX.
βΒ youΒ areΒ doomedΒ toΒ aΒ miserableΒ life.Β β
βΒ betterΒ toΒ beΒ hungryΒ nowΒ thanΒ toΒ beΒ sorryΒ later.Β β
βΒ whatΒ willΒ everyoneΒ sayΒ whenΒ theyΒ seeΒ suchΒ aΒ faceΒ ?Β β
βΒ weΒ haveΒ notΒ goneΒ soΒ softΒ asΒ that.Β β
βΒ youΒ thinkΒ thatΒ weΒ willΒ letΒ youΒ liveΒ onΒ foolishΒ promisesΒ ?Β β
βΒ youΒ haveΒ bestedΒ me.Β thatΒ muchΒ isΒ clear.Β β
βΒ willΒ youΒ notΒ freeΒ meΒ ?Β β
βΒ youΒ willΒ haveΒ aΒ fineΒ timeΒ ofΒ it,Β iΒ canΒ tellΒ you.Β β
βΒ iΒ canΒ bearΒ ugliness.Β iΒ findΒ theΒ oneΒ thingΒ iΒ cannotΒ liveΒ withΒ isΒ death.Β β
βΒ ifΒ youΒ willΒ onlyΒ ceaseΒ yourΒ talking,Β iΒ willΒ gladlyΒ go.Β β
βΒ whereΒ heΒ went,Β heΒ bledΒ theΒ woodsΒ dry.Β β
βΒ whatβsΒ aΒ bitΒ moreΒ bloodΒ ?Β β
βΒ youΒ shouldΒ leaveΒ thisΒ place.Β youΒ areΒ notΒ safeΒ here.Β β
βΒ withΒ suchΒ bigΒ eyes,Β iΒ thinkΒ youΒ seeΒ tooΒ much.Β β
βΒ willΒ youΒ notΒ tellΒ meΒ whatΒ troublesΒ youΒ ?Β β
βΒ whyΒ doΒ youΒ stayΒ withΒ himΒ ?Β youβreΒ prettyΒ enoughΒ toΒ catchΒ aΒ husband.Β β
βΒ justΒ becauseΒ youΒ escapeΒ oneΒ trap,Β doesnβtΒ meanΒ youΒ willΒ escapeΒ theΒ next.Β β
βΒ firstΒ iΒ mustΒ findΒ myΒ courage.Β β
βΒ fewΒ canΒ resistΒ theΒ sightΒ ofΒ aΒ prettyΒ girlΒ crying.Β β
βΒ theΒ trapΒ isΒ loneliness,Β andΒ noΒ oneΒ escapesΒ it.Β notΒ evenΒ me.Β β
βΒ inΒ theΒ wood,Β evenΒ songbirdsΒ mustΒ beΒ survivors.Β β
iii.Β Β THEΒ WITCHΒ OFΒ DUVA.
βΒ thereΒ wasΒ aΒ timeΒ whenΒ theΒ woodΒ ateΒ girls.Β β
βΒ beΒ backΒ beforeΒ dark.Β theΒ treesΒ areΒ hungryΒ tonight.Β β
βΒ whoΒ canΒ sayΒ whatΒ shapesΒ anΒ appetiteΒ ?Β β
βΒ thisΒ isΒ myΒ home,Β youΒ canβtΒ justΒ sendΒ meΒ away.Β βΒ
βΒ donβtΒ beΒ foolish.Β thereβsΒ plentyΒ ofΒ light.Β β
βΒ wellΒ then,Β comeΒ helpΒ meΒ stirΒ theΒ pot.Β β
βΒ iΒ willΒ warnΒ youΒ justΒ thisΒ once.Β go.Β βΒ
βΒ youΒ cannotΒ comeΒ andΒ goΒ fromΒ thisΒ placeΒ likeΒ youβreΒ fetchingΒ waterΒ fromΒ aΒ well.Β βΒ Β
βΒ hopeΒ madeΒ meΒ stubborn.Β β
βΒ stayΒ thereΒ andΒ keepΒ quiet.Β iΒ donβtΒ needΒ rumorsΒ thatΒ iβveΒ beenΒ takingΒ girls.Β β
βΒ iΒ willΒ notΒ haveΒ youΒ bringΒ aΒ monsterΒ toΒ myΒ door.Β β
βΒ youΒ knowΒ thatΒ youΒ areΒ welcomeΒ toΒ remainΒ hereΒ withΒ me.Β β
βΒ iΒ willΒ followΒ her.Β iΒ willΒ peckΒ outΒ herΒ eyes.Β β
βΒ believeΒ me.Β sayΒ youΒ believeΒ me.Β β
βΒ darkΒ thingsΒ haveΒ aΒ wayΒ ofΒ slippingΒ throughΒ narrowΒ spaces.Β β
βΒ itΒ isΒ dangerousΒ toΒ travelΒ theΒ northernΒ roadΒ withΒ aΒ troubledΒ heart.Β β
βΒ ifΒ youΒ areΒ lostΒ inΒ yourΒ ownΒ thoughts,Β youΒ mayΒ findΒ yourselfΒ steppingΒ offΒ theΒ pathΒ andΒ intoΒ theΒ darkΒ woods.Β β
βΒ sheΒ wasΒ beautifulΒ fromΒ theΒ momentΒ ofΒ herΒ birth.Β β
βΒ whyΒ mustΒ iΒ beΒ theΒ oneΒ toΒ hideΒ ?Β β
βΒ doΒ youΒ thinkΒ iΒ amΒ soΒ foolishΒ orΒ soΒ cruelΒ ?Β β
βΒ waterΒ onlyΒ wantsΒ direction.Β itΒ wantsΒ toΒ beΒ toldΒ whatΒ toΒ do.Β β
βΒ alwaysΒ youΒ haveΒ doneΒ myΒ bidding,Β butΒ whatΒ goodΒ areΒ youΒ toΒ meΒ nowΒ ?Β β
βΒ soonΒ iΒ willΒ beΒ veryΒ rich,Β butΒ willΒ iΒ haveΒ aΒ goodΒ manΒ ?Β β
βΒ thatΒ isΒ aΒ questionΒ forΒ theΒ river.Β β
βΒ yourΒ tongueΒ isΒ notΒ fitΒ forΒ myΒ trueΒ name.Β β
βΒ willΒ youΒ comeΒ withΒ me,Β andΒ beΒ brideΒ toΒ nothingΒ butΒ theΒ shoreΒ ?Β β
βΒ sheΒ wasΒ terrifyingΒ inΒ herΒ beauty,Β brightΒ likeΒ aΒ devouringΒ star.Β β
βΒ rememberΒ thatΒ toΒ useΒ aΒ thingΒ isΒ notΒ toΒ ownΒ it.Β β
βΒ shouldΒ youΒ everΒ takeΒ aΒ bride,Β listenΒ closelyΒ toΒ herΒ questions.Β β
v.Β Β THEΒ SOLDIERΒ PRINCE.
βΒ thisΒ isΒ theΒ problemΒ withΒ evenΒ lesserΒ demons.Β theyΒ comeΒ toΒ yourΒ doorΒ inΒ velvetΒ coatsΒ andΒ polishedΒ shoes.Β β
βΒ youΒ willΒ findΒ greatΒ loveΒ andΒ moreΒ goldΒ thanΒ youΒ couldΒ wishΒ for.Β β
βΒ heβsΒ aΒ charmingΒ fellow,Β butΒ mostΒ unusual,Β andΒ peculiaritiesΒ seemΒ toΒ followΒ him.Β βΒ Β
βΒ itΒ seemedΒ harmlessΒ atΒ theΒ time.Β β
βΒ heΒ neededΒ aΒ girl,Β stillΒ malleable,Β oneΒ thatΒ heΒ couldΒ makeΒ admireΒ him.Β β
βΒ thisΒ isΒ pleasant.Β thisΒ isΒ enough.Β β
βΒ areΒ youΒ myΒ soldierΒ ?Β areΒ youΒ myΒ princeΒ ?Β β
βΒ iΒ haveΒ notΒ comeΒ toΒ fight,Β onlyΒ toΒ talk.Β β
βΒ wantingΒ isΒ whyΒ peopleΒ getΒ upΒ inΒ theΒ morning.Β itΒ givesΒ themΒ somethingΒ toΒ dreamΒ ofΒ atΒ night.Β β
βΒ iΒ amΒ perfectlyΒ real.Β β
βΒ sheΒ lovesΒ you,Β though,Β andΒ thatΒ willΒ makeΒ itΒ harder.Β β
βΒ bestΒ notΒ toΒ ask.Β iΒ thinkΒ theΒ answerΒ wouldΒ pleaseΒ noΒ one.Β β
βΒ weΒ canΒ stayΒ foreverΒ inΒ theΒ landΒ ofΒ dreams.Β β
βΒ kissΒ me.Β takeΒ meΒ fromΒ thisΒ place.Β β
βΒ iΒ sentΒ youΒ toΒ dieΒ aΒ hundredΒ times.Β β
βΒ iΒ eatΒ theΒ wonderΒ inΒ theirΒ eyes.Β β
βΒ youΒ wereΒ anΒ ideaΒ inΒ myΒ head.Β youΒ wereΒ nothing,Β andΒ toΒ nothingΒ youΒ willΒ returnΒ whenΒ iΒ thinkΒ ofΒ youΒ noΒ more.Β β
βΒ youΒ wantedΒ onlyΒ thatΒ iΒ mightΒ live.Β youΒ wouldΒ sacrificeΒ yourΒ ownΒ lifeΒ toΒ makeΒ itΒ so.Β β
βΒ areΒ youΒ myΒ darlingΒ ?Β areΒ youΒ mineΒ ?Β β
vi.Β Β WHEN Β WATER Β SANG Β FIRE.
βΒ youΒ wishΒ toΒ strikeΒ aΒ bargain.Β β
βΒ makeΒ meΒ someoneΒ new.Β β
βΒ thisΒ isΒ theΒ problemΒ withΒ makingΒ aΒ thingΒ forbidden.Β itΒ doesΒ nothingΒ butΒ buildΒ anΒ acheΒ inΒ theΒ heart.Β β
βΒ easyΒ magicΒ isΒ pretty.Β greatΒ magicΒ requiresΒ thatΒ youΒ troubleΒ theΒ waters.Β β
βΒ noΒ oneΒ expectsΒ meΒ toΒ accomplishΒ anything.Β β
βΒ iΒ canΒ smellΒ yourΒ ambitionΒ likeΒ bloodΒ inΒ theΒ water.βΒ Β
βΒ iΒ knowΒ thatΒ youΒ shouldΒ keepΒ itΒ likeΒ aΒ secret,Β notΒ shoutΒ itΒ likeΒ aΒ curse.Β β
βΒ yes.Β iΒ canΒ imagineΒ itΒ all.Β β
βΒ youΒ areΒ worthΒ moreΒ thanΒ that.Β youΒ shouldΒ notΒ haveΒ toΒ earnΒ him.Β β
βΒ hopeΒ risesΒ likeΒ waterΒ trappedΒ beneathΒ aΒ dam,Β higherΒ andΒ higher,Β inΒ incrementsΒ thatΒ meanΒ nothingΒ untilΒ youΒ faceΒ theΒ flood.Β β
βΒ thereΒ isΒ noΒ painΒ likeΒ theΒ painΒ ofΒ transformation.Β β
βΒ takeΒ yourΒ pleasuresΒ asΒ youΒ will.Β β
βΒ come,Β andΒ iβllΒ tellΒ youΒ allΒ youΒ wishΒ toΒ know.Β β
βΒ heΒ madeΒ meΒ dreamΒ ofΒ thingsΒ iΒ cannotΒ have.Β β
βΒ iΒ doΒ notΒ careΒ forΒ dancing.Β β
βΒ lookΒ intoΒ theΒ mirror,Β andΒ tryΒ toΒ denyΒ it.Β β
βΒ youΒ haveΒ neverΒ beenΒ likeΒ theΒ others,Β andΒ youΒ neverΒ willΒ be.Β β
βΒ weΒ wereΒ notΒ madeΒ toΒ pleaseΒ princes.Β β
βΒ iΒ amΒ notΒ quiteΒ mortalΒ either,Β andΒ iΒ haveΒ manyΒ livesΒ toΒ live.Β β
βΒ iΒ wouldnβtΒ careΒ ifΒ youΒ wereΒ partΒ humanΒ orΒ partΒ frog.Β β
βΒ myΒ voiceΒ isΒ notΒ enough.Β β
βΒ youΒ knowΒ iΒ wasΒ neverΒ strong.Β β