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the bear and the nightingale: moodboard

“All my life,” she said, “I have been told ‘go’ and ‘come.’ I am told how I will live, and I am told how I must die. I must be a man’s servant and a mare for his pleasure, or I must hide myself behind walls and surrender my flesh to a cold, silent god. I would walk into the jaws of hell itself, if it were a path of my own choosing. I would rather die tomorrow in the forest than live a hundred years of the life appointed me. Please. Please let me help you.”

❝ She bent forward to breathe into his ear: "Never give me orders." "Command me, then," he whispered back. The words went through her like wine. ❞

“Have no fear. I stand with you, and you will never again be alone. The world will fall to your feet, and know my wonders through your lips, because you have been loyal... Be faithful,” said the voice, “and I will never leave you.”

I am still here, Vasya told herself, over and over. I am still myself. I am still alive.

Has my style been consistent or changed since 2018 when this challenge was trending? I'm not sure. But I think I have been improving a little.

the winternight trilogy by katherine arden

“you do not know what you are; can you know what i am?”