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VICIOUS + first and last lines — v.e. schwab

- The Wicked King by Holly Black

“magic doesn’t require beauty,’ she said. 'easy magic is pretty. great magic asks that you trouble the waters. it requires a disruption, something new.”

innocence was a luxury

i feel the compass jolt against my hand and, slowly, the pointer shifts.

she smiled then, her eyes red, her cheeks scattered with some kind of dust. It was a smile he thought he might die to earn again.

  Grisha cannot create or animate matter. Inferni don’t “magically” create fire. They summon combustible gases like methane or hydrogen, but still need a flint to start a spark. Squallers can raise or lower air pressure to create storms, while Tidemakers use temperature and pressure to summon and control water. Etherealki frequently work in pairs. 

Let Riko be King. Most coveted, most protected. He'll sacrifice every piece he has to protect his throne. Whatever. Me? I'm going to be the deadliest piece on the board.