My Americano mug (featuring the words ‘the future is bright’) next to my current book: Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo
A page from the book, featuring the quote in OP.. good chance I'll be arrested if we're found. Alina. You may be the Sun Summoner, but I'm just a soldier who defied orders." "The Darkling's orders." "That may not matter." "I'll make it matter. Besides, we're not going to be found. We're going to get into West Ravka, meet Sturmhond's client, and decide what we want to do." Mal pulled me closer. "Were you always this much trouble?" "I like to think of myself as delightfully complex." As he bent to kiss me, Sturmhond's voice cut through the dark. "Can we get to the cuddling later? I want us ashore before dawn." Mal sighed. "Eventually, I'm going to punch him." "I will support you in that endeavor." He took my hand, and we returned to the group. Sturmhond gave Privyet an envelope sealed with a blob of pale blue wax, then clapped him on the back. Maybe it was the moonlight, but the first mate looked like he might cry. Tolya and Tamar slipped over the railing, holding tight to the weighted ladder secured to the schooner. I peered over the side. I'd expected to see an ordinary longboat, so I was surprised at the little craft I saw bobbing alongside the Volkvolny. It was like no boat I'd ever seen. Its two hulls looked like a pair of hollowed-out shoes, and they were held together by a deck with a giant hole in its center.
BookNerd has assigned me this #GrishaVerse series, and she claims the bad guy (#Darkling) has all the good quotes, but…
‘I like to think of myself as delightfully complex’ [as opposed to DIFFICULT] is pretty badass imo.
#SiegeAndStorm by #LeighBardugo
