Talons Of Power Quotes
"I’m not expecting the three moons in a bowl," Coral growled. "All they have to do is protect my eggs until an heir hatches. WHY IS THAT SO HARD?"
"His heart ached as he swam through the Deep Palace, thinking about all the dragonets they had lost."
"You can only expect so much of a dragon."
"Gill tried hard to remember all their names and tell them apart — Coral didn’t bother."
"He sometimes wished they didn’t have the animus-touched balance that indicated male versus female eggs."
"The marble statue of his daughter Orca loomed over the nests, watching over her future brothers and sisters."
"But if she were alive, Coral would be dead."
"She’s going to be perfect, Gill, you’ll see."
"Turtle had never seen a dragon so large; he’d never seen eyes so sharp."
"And one day that 'everyone' will include a dragon who wants to kill you."
"He’s going to kill me the first chance he gets."
"That night when he’d failed to find Snapper and save his unhatched sisters, Turtle destroyed every bit of writing he’d ever done."
"He wasn’t the hero, and he wasn’t the storyteller."
"He wished he could read minds like Moon did."
"He felt like stalagmites were growing through his talons, pinning him to the floor."
"Don’t wait for me to fix this. I can’t."
"We can’t leave this poor dragonet with a name that’s a lie, can we?"
"I wish I could really read minds," she said sadly.
"Does your mother know?" she asked Moon. "I’m assuming yes, since lying apparently runs in your family."
"How could I tell anyone when I knew you’d react this way?" Moon confronted her. "Exactly the way I expected?"
"I have been thinking about them," Darkstalker assured her. "I’ve been thinking nonstop since I woke up, and I’ve checked all the possible futures. This is the best path, believe me. A happy NightWing tribe. Talons of power for everyone!"
"It’s not —" Turtle started. "I mean, it’s not you. I’m not trying to —"
"My apologies. But you had such a good idea. A peaceful transition of power — maybe dragons have evolved in the last two thousand years after all!"
"I had a majestic future planned for our tribe. Power and security and wealth and peace for every dragon. No running, no hiding, no lying or starving or living in fear."
"Much less grumbling and complaining to deal with."
"Not to mention obsessed with scrolls and learning and stuff."
"I’m just saying, when we get home, things are going to be pretty different in the Kingdom of the Sea."
"Don’t worry so much. Your forehead will get stuck that way."
"The mad prophet of doom … not exactly the role I ever saw myself in."
"Enough sleeping. Time to get up and save the world."
"We have a tribe to rebuild! There’s so much they need to learn."
"But one day you can organize an exchange program."
"I promise I’ll listen to you this time. We can choose the best future together."
"I think the room’s really nice, Anemone. It has a balcony and everything."
"I’m not evil! My soul is protected, remember? I’ve seen evil — this isn’t evil at all. This is just a princess dealing with one of her pesky problems."
"I think a spell to protect your soul could work. I just don’t trust Darkstalker to cast it for you."
"You don’t have to be evil! Not every animus is evil. I’m not evil!"
"That’s the creepiest name I’ve ever heard."
"But we’re not in your kingdom. My dragonets will never set foot in your frozen wasteland."