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“Arsinoe walks to the bent-over tree, ready to reopen the cuts in her palm, to paint the bear’s rune in blood and press it to the bark.” (44)
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This is how she was able to act like her bear was her familiar, because she didn’t actually have one, she used magic to make a fake one. |
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“Arsinoe touches the knife to her skin then pulls back.” (44)
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She’s using low magic and has no idea what will happen so she is hesitant. |
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“Cait and Madrigal wait until the front door slams before they speak again.” (52)
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They wanted to gossip about the other maid and literally waited until the second she left the room. |
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“Talk, she thinks, but she can barely force her jaw apart.” (60)
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Katharine was trying to talk but because of the poison she had during training, all she could say was inner dialogue. |
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“Mirabella walks cautiously towards Arsinoe laying on the ground.” (61)
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Even though they’re sisters and she loves her, she knows Arsinoe was not raised to feel anything towards her, so if Arsinoe is alive she could kill Mirabella for getting too close. |
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“The jolt goes through the bottoms of her feet, and she drops into a tight crouch as it slams her teeth together.”(60)
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When Mirabella jumped out of the tree to hide from Arsinoe’s bear, her actions were described in a way that made you feel like it was you jumping. |
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“She screams and strikes out with everything she has.”(64)
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Jules wanted to help Arsinoe but Joseph (her boyfriend) was pinning her down because he didn’t want to see her get hurt, but Jules was not having it. |
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“Natalia crumples the letter in her fist.” (67)
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When Natalia finds out her nephew (the one that threw Katharine off a cliff) is coming back, she’s enraged |
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“She knows what it must have looked like: a gaudy, overdone carriage with silver fastenings and blue velvet cushions, the horses groomed to high polish and every one of their white hairs covered with dye.” (71)
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Mirabella knew her carriage looked like that of a spoiled, wealthy, teenager, which was true, but she hated it because of the poverty in her kingdom. |
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“Mirabella turns back and forth in front of the mirror with a pained expression as Sara and the priestesses adjust the fall of her dress.”(93)
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Mirabella is feeling sick because she knows she’s going to have to possibly kill or be killed by her sisters and just dressing up for the carnage feels sick. |
