

“Yes,” Adam had whispered, and Opal had felt a rush of love for him.

“Did you think you’d lost everything when Cabeswater died?”

“Of course,” one of the other ladies had said. “I was never tied to it,” one of the ladies had replied, “and I’ve always felt it.”Īdam had laid out his words as carefully as they’d put down their cards on the table. ”I didn’t think I’d be able to, now that I’m not tied to the line anymore.” Still, to read that Ronan cried broke my heart, what got me the most was this scene though: I loved that they were there for each other and that they always tried to work things out. But to see them interact, to see their pain and the aftermath of what happened at the end of “The Raven King” was really sad, bittersweet, beautiful and quite a sight to behold. My two favourite boys had a lot to deal with in this short story and to say it was intense would be putting it more than just lightly. But instead, Ronan pressed his face against Adam’s neck and Adam quietly put his head on top of Ronan’s head and they did not move for a long time.” For a moment Opal, hidden, had thought they were going to kiss. ”Adam had taken the cassette from Ronan’s hand, working Ronan’s fingers loose and putting his own fingers between them.

I mean most of the time she has no idea what she’s witnessing but her feelings and her love for Ronan and Adam were so tangible that it hurt. To see Adam and Ronan through her eyes was such a funny and intriguing experience. Opal is such an honest character and I absolutely adored her innocence and the way she perceives the world. Seriously, I didn’t even realize that I needed this so badly, but to be back in this world!? Ahh, it was so amazing and more than just wholesome for my heart. She had no lust, because Ronan hadn’t dreamt any for her, but she also had no shame, because Ronan hadn’t dreamt any of that for her, either.” ”With intellectual curiosity, she watched ribs and hips and arms and legs and spines.
