7/2/2023 0 Comments Nightblood elly blake![]() “I think it’s because they don’t have your connections, your wealth, and your guile. “Oh, and I suppose that’s why those people out there are freezing? Because they have no character?” My voice rose. ![]() “Excuse me?” I laughed at the idea of him having anything resembling character. “I’ve always thought the mark of a true Frostblood was in his character.” “A true Frostblood? Last I checked, you had no gift to speak of.” “Is that what you’re posturing as?” I demanded. “No true Frostblood would object to that.” “Only the strongest will remain.” His eyes shifted to Arcus. You always were obsessed with Frostblood purity.” I do not question the will of the gods I merely serve.” “I can’t control how many people choose to leave our shores, or how few ships are here to transport them. They seemed to view the arrival of our ship as a last hope.” ![]() “A fact made even clearer when you look out your window at the hundred or more starving people freezing to death on those docks. ![]() “So your vow of poverty means nothing to you,” I said, amused at his flaring nostrils. ![]()
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