They wanted a Grisha queen. Mal wanted a commoner queen. And what did I want? Peace for Ravka. A chance to sleep easy in my bed without fear. An end to the guilt and dread that I woke to every morning. There were old wants too, to be loved for who I was, not what I could do, to lie in a meadow with a boy’s arms around me and watch the wind move the clouds. Leigh Bardugo
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If asked about what you wanted, many of us would probably say something along the lines of peace, rest, love, happiness, or even food. But for Grisha, those are not enough. Some want to be Queen and take over the world through power and glory. Others want to play a greater role in Ravka than they already do.

Some want to sleep soundly without dreading the moment they wake up. Others just want to live their lives without guilt and dread. All these things can be satisfied in one way or another and none of them bring the same type of satisfaction that we may think they would.

Source: Ruin And Rising

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