#*tog

“Once upon a time, in a land long since burned to ash, there lived a young princess who loved her kingdom …”

She would tuck Sam into her heart, a bright light for her to take out whenever things were darkest. And then she would remember how it had felt to be loved, when the world held nothing but possibility. No matter what they did to her, they could never take that away. She would not break. And someday...someday, even it took her until her last breath, she'd find out who had done this to her. To Sam.

“We wait for the Queen of the Valg,” the spider purred, rubbing against the carving. “Who in this world calls herself Maeve.”

↳ Abraxos, written by @sjmaas Each of the scars, the chipped teeth and broken claws, the mutilated tail—­they ­weren’t the markings of a victim. Oh, no. They were the trophies of a survivor. Abraxos was a warrior who’d had all the odds stacked against him and survived. Learned from it. Triumphed.

↳ Aelin Ashryver Galathynius, written by @sjmaas She was fire, and light, and ash, and embers. She was Aelin Fireheart, and she bowed for no on and nothing, Save the crown that was hers by blood and survival and triumph.

↳ Throne of Glass Series (2012 ≡ 2018), written by Sarah J Maas. Her journey began with a blade, her destiny will end with a crown.