The Prisoner’s Throne

“Joy is never guaranteed,' Tieran says, his voice gentle. 'But you can wed yourself to pain. I suppose, at least in that, there is no chance of surprise.”

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“Joy is never guaranteed,' Tiernan says, his voice gentle. 'But you can wed yourself to pain. I suppose, at least in that, there is no chance of surprise.”

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“In ballads, love is a disease, an affliction. You contract it as a mortal might contract one of their viruses. Perhaps a touch of hands or a brush of lips, and then it is as though your whole body is fevered and fighting it. But there's no way to prevent it from running its course.”

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“What I feel is not like the ballads.' 'No an affliction, then?' Oak raises an eyebrow. 'No fever?' Tiernan gives him an exasperated look- one with which the prince is very familiar. 'It is more feeling that there is a part of me I have left somewhere and I am always looking for.' 'So he's liking a missing phone?' 'Someone ought to pitch you into the sea,' ...”

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“I want you,' the price hears Tiernan say. Oak feels some chagrin at overhearing that, but he is also surprised at the starkness of the admission. It sounds almost like an accusation. 'And what are you going to do about it?' Hyacinthe asks. Tiernan snorts. 'Pine, I suppose.”

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“I want you,' the prince hears Tiernan say. Oak feels some chagrin at overhearing that, but he is also surprised at the starkness of the admission. It sounds almost like an accusation. 'And what are you going to do about it?' Hyacinthe asks. Tiernan snorts. 'Pine, I suppose.”

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“Your HIghness,' Tiernan hisses at Oak. HIs sword is drawn and his jaw set. 'Get below.' 'And how will that help, exactly?' Oak demands. 'Will waiting to drown make the experience better?”

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“Why would you want me after all I have done?' Hyacinthe asks, anguished. 'Why does anyone want anyone else?' Tiernan answers. 'We do not love because people deserve it- nor would I want to be loved because I was the most deserving of some list of candidates. I want to be loved for my worst self as well as my best. I want to be forgiven my flaws.' 'I find it harder to forgive your virtues,' Hyacinthe tells him, a smile in his voice.”

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