My soul sees its equal in you.

Shazi, I prefer the color blue to any other. The scent of lilacs in your hair is a source of constant torment. I despise figs. Lastly, I will never forget, all the days of my life, the memories of last night—For nothing, not the sun, not the rain, not even the brightest star in the darkest sky, could begin to compare to the wonder of you.Khalid.

You have a beautiful laugh. Like the promise of tomorrow.

Love is—a shade of what I feel.

There is no one I would rather see the sunrise with than you.

This dangerous girl. This captivating beauty.This destroyer of worlds and creator of wonder.

Get up, Shahrzad al-Khayzuran. You kneel before no one. Least of all me.

You are not weak. You are not indecisive. You are strong. Fierce. Capable beyond measure.

She was a dangerous, dangerous girl. A plague. A Mountain of Adamant who tore the iron from ships, sinking them to their watery graves without a second thought. With a mere smile and a wrinkle of her nose.