“Cheaters, I thought.”

“A gun. I had been brought down by a gun. It was practically comical. Cheaters, I thought.”

“A gun I had been brought down by a gun. It was practically comical. Cheaters, I thought. I’d spent my life focusing on hand to hand combat, learning to dodge fangs and powerful hands that could snap my neck. A gun? It was so… well, easy. Should I be insulted? I didn’t know. Did it matter? I didn’t know that either. All I knew in that moment was that I was going to die, regardless.”

“I thought I'd finally get to relax with Dimitri.”

“And I thought the whole point of my education was that violence IS the answer.”

“Honor, I thought. For real: the guardians should have taught it. Because I hadn't learned it.”

“And here I thought you had a soft spot for reckless young girls.”