Rhys squeezed my hand as he looked to me at last. "My own power would have consumed me long ago." "If I had not met a tiny monster who hoards jewels more fiercely than a firedrake." A quite laugh from all of us at that. That kidness can thrive even amongst cruelty." She wiped away her teas as she nodded. "If I had not met my cousin, I would neer have learned that light can be found in even the darkest of hells. Mor was already crying when Rhys spoke to her. I would not have known what it is to truly hope, even when the world tells you to despair." Azriel bowed his head in thanks. Rhys said to Azriel, "If I had not met a shadowsinger, I would not have known that it is the family you make, not the one you are born into, that matters. If I had not met an Illyrian warrior-in-training," he said to Cassian, "I would not have known the true depths of strength, of resilience, of honor and loyalty." Cassian's eyes gleamed bright. I might have become as awful as that prick we're going to face today. Grateful that it brought you all into my life. But I am grateful for it, whatever it is. Whether it is decided by the Mother, or the Cauldron, or some sort of tapestry of Fate, I don't know. “I believe everything happens for a reason.
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