Leaving Weh'le
Michael McCarthy
Three kills without a thought. Where it is now, I’d have to think a little.
I look up just in time to see the man come through the front door.
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K’Sante
K’Sante absorbed every word, vowing to become Nazumah’s greatest warrior-hunter—one who could live up to the heroes from these stories and lead his people for generations to come. 
The Man with the Steel Cane
Odin Austin Shafer
“I brought some flowers for your room,” the woman said, walking past him.
He could have used someone else to place the lanterns. But he didn’t. He could have changed clothes before opening his door.
Paintings Framed in Half-Light
Isa Mari De Leon
The vision erupts. In its place, the forest is just the forest, holding itself together.
Tears draw down my face.
Last Light
The rubble crushed his lungs, and shards of glass put out his eyes.”
“How long does he have?” asked Lux, careful to keep her voice low.
A Matter of Honor
“I'm here aren't I?”
“You have come to your death,” promised Fiora. “Unless you choose not to fight by giving me satisfaction for your offense.”
Shield of Remembrance
Anthony Reynolds
“But please, I beg you, at least let my daughter go. She should not have to suffer for something beyond her control. 
Progress Day
Graham McNeill
“Please, I’m just an apprenta trying to catch a break. Signing a contract with Clan Medarda was my last chance to make something of myself before my father’s money runs out and I have to indenture myself to one of the Zaun Chem-forges. 
The Lure
Dan Abnett
“I think that’s sad, because the experience should have demonstrated that you have no option but to comply. 
A Hero Wakes
John O’Bryan
He focused on his purpose and the thrill of the fight that awaited. This was a huge, terrible beast, and he couldn’t wait to put his hands on it. 
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Elyse Lemoine
At first, I was worried about finding a place to stay, but a super kind family took me in! They're earth elementalists and use the axiomata to make ceramics.
The Principles of Strength
Anthony Reynolds
“We have come at our father’s behest to renegotiate our tithes, or the Delverhold will have no option but to reconsider its place within the Noxian empire.” 
The Boys and Bombolini
Jared Rosen
I’m not the one who disappeared for months to go fight some Camavor ghost prince, then rolled back into town one night like he owned the place.” 
Sejuani
During the vicious assault, Sejuani freed a juvenile drüvask from the ship’s butchery stores, naming it Bristle for the feel of its hide. Though she could not have guessed it at the time, this creature would grow to become one of the largest drüvasks ever seen, and remained with Sejuani as her loyal steed.
Burial At Sea
“You shall feel no pain, no fear, no desire to feel anything but the beauty of what I have to show you. 
In Search of Things Lost
John O’Bryan
Akshan knew one thing for certain: She would not have approved of him killing the Devil of the Dunes—not out of pure vengeance.
The Stranger Who Sews
Michael Luo
She turns her attention back to the wraiths. “I won’t let them down,” she says to herself. “I promised I wouldn’t let anyone down.” 
Brotherhood
Ariel Lawrence
“Did they let you go then? I mean, were you pardoned?”
“I can’t be forgiven for a crime I didn’t commit.”
The Recruit
He held out a trembling hand, preparing to take the life before him. Then, he let his arm go limp.
“I… can’t.”
Alone
Ian St. Martin
“So we came to the city. Mama went out to find work, but after four days we stopped waiting for her to come back.