How we cite our quotes: (Story.Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
The forests belong to the Druj. Everything in them belongs to the Druj and the Druj are supposed to stay there—agreements had been made—but sometimes boredom gets the better of them.
Boredom is a terrible affliction for the soulless. (3.3.4-5)
Being immortal probably seems super cool at first, but after a while it loses its shine. That's what happens to the Druj. They tend to get bored after a lifetime (or rather endless lifetimes) of doing the same thing.
Quote #8
Seeing her desperate white face, Mihai quickly whispered a word in his harsh language. A glimmering window peeled open in the air and he said, "Come," drawing Esmé against him with one arm and holding out his other hand to Mab. (3.4.62)
When things start to look bad for Mab and Esmé, Mihai rushes in to save the day with his cool Druj magic. Even Mab can't disapprove when it means that she and her daughter will survive.
Quote #9
In Mihai's grasp, she was floating. Stunned, she looked up at him.
He was whispering fiercely and without pause. His Druj eyes looked almost white in the gloom as he stared straight ahead, whispering his magic. He and Esmé drifted through the air and Esmé's heart thudded in her chest, her mouth hanging slack in amazement. (3.9.21-22)
If Esmé could imagine this tune playing in the background maybe her trip to Tajbel would be less terrifying and more thrillingly magical. Just sayin'.