Entwined Quotes

With the baby near due now, the King refused to allow Azalea and her sisters to spend tea up in Mother's room, or even to visit longer than several minutes a day. (1.14)

The baby was the tiniest Azalea had ever seen—and she had seen quite a few, now the eldest of twelve. (3.28)

"Tend to the guests. They will be arriving soon. And—" The King's brow furrowed. "Take care that your sisters remain in their room. I've made them promise to stay inside, but—it is them." (1.69)

She hated the sick, milk-turning feeling that came when she thought of her future gentleman. She pictured it as a sort of ball, one that lasted a lifetime, in which parliament chose her dance partn...

"Promise me." "Of… course," said Azalea. "You know I will." The moment the words escaped her lips a wave of cold prickles washed over her. They tingled down her back, through her veins to her fin...

"It's your sisters," said Mother. "You've done so well to watch out for them, these months I've been ill. You'll always take care of them, won't you?" (1.44)

Azalea smacked Fairweller […] How dare he! How dare Fairweller say such a thing! When he knew how ill Mother was! Azalea had to find the King. (3.1-2)

The hot, tangled ball of anger inside of her turned inside out. Azalea fell to her knees and began to sob. Hacking sobs, so hard it hurt to breathe. She buried her face in her hands and couldn't st...