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I’ve had enough of this destiny bullshit, OK?Giselle Simlett
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Oh, right. I doubt this place has any delicious, fattening fast-food places, and maybe the Imperium doesn’t either. Yup, no McDonald’s, no Burger King, no Gino’s Pizza… Dear God, have I made a mistake coming here? I may be of small stature, but make no mistake: I am a glutton. On the other hand — possible franchise opportunity.Giselle Simlett
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You’re overly hostile, and that’s not a good thing. Pulsar, especially, are very controlled in their emotions.’‘ So I’ve been told, ’ I mutter.‘ They’re like water: elegant, neutral in all feeling. You, though, you’re like fire: blazing, belligerent, existing on all feelings — so unsuited to being a Pulsar.’‘Maybe that’s why we clash so much, you and me, because we’re fire on fire.Giselle Simlett
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Hearing those words, I instinctively turn to my new keeper, regretting it, because for only the third time in my entire existence, tears are streaming down my cheeks.Giselle Simlett
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You’re not like any other keeper I’ve met before. I’ve seen you two together, and more than anything I see you treat him as a friend. You look at him as an equal. Him… he looks at you with hope, and even more than that. I know that whatever bond you share with each other, it’s something real and powerful.Giselle Simlett
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Contrary to what you may think, when O’Sah told me about kytaen, that I’d be meeting one, I didn’t picture a pet or a lackey to follow me. I didn’t think of a prisoner. I… I pictured an ally, a friend, OK?Giselle Simlett
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No. You see, the night works differently here than in the human realm, ’ he continues. ‘Duwyn is a world of balance. Good and bad, light and dark — both must exist to keep the world in harmony.’ Oh God, he’s going to give me a Pocahontas speech.Giselle Simlett