spockandawe:And Harrowhark rose to the occasion like an evening star.“The Ninth House will rep
spockandawe:And Harrowhark rose to the occasion like an evening star.“The Ninth House will represent the Sixth House,” she said, sounding cold and bored, as though this had been her plan all along. Gideon wanted to sing. Gideon wanted to dance her up and down the corridor. She broke out in a broad, unnervingly un-Ninth smile, and Naberius Tern—who had gone from greasy villainy to aggrieved caution—was having to force his smirk.Ianthe just looked a little amused. “The plot congeals. Since when has the Ninth been bosom with the Sixth?”“We’re not.”“Then—“Harrowhark said, in the exact sepulchral tones of Marshal Crux: “Death first to vultures and scavengers.” -- source link
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