Zhen Kir-Saran
(Thaddea Graham)The Serpent of the Barrel
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The Crows Inferni
Shed every skin that doesn't fit you and burn every bridge to the ground even if they call you cold-blooded;
If they try to stop you?
Strike the match.
Unhinge the jaw and go for the throat.
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The viciousness, brutality, confidence, anger - it was a shield.
She was afraid if she stopped she might crack apart.
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"Do you trust me?" He asked.
"Nothing good ever comes out of you asking me that question."
He simply stayed quiet; a tiny, insecure part of him afraid she might say no and confirm all his fears that he was too far gone, too much a monster to redeem - that voice in his head sounded a lot like Jordie.
Her eyes had softened, however. "Why bother asking when you know I'm going to say yes?"
The voice was washed away and replaced with a warmth in his chest like a crackling fire.
"Maybe I just like hearing you say it."
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"What do you want, Kaz?"
"...you."
"Then have me."
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"Sheyao."
"Ye we sesh."
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"Next time you'll be fighting the snake in her own den. Let's see how well that goes for you."
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"Leaving you in one piece is a mercy I have no reason to counsel."
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"Touch me again and I'll fucking skin you alive."
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• Serpent Among Crows • Kaz Brekker
FanfictionKaz Brekker didn't need a reason. Those were the words whispered on the streets of Ketterdam - but that didn't mean that he never had one. The Shu Serpent rears her head and slithers from the shadows when a high paying job catches her prying eyes a...