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“Hold on to me!�� Tedros yelled, hacking briars with his training sword.Dazed, Agatha clung to his chest as he withstood thorn lashes with moans of pain. Soon he had the upper hand and pulled Agatha from the Woods towards the spiked gates, which glowed in recognition and pulled apart, cleaving a narrow path for the two Evers. As the gates speared shut behind them,Agatha looked up at limping Tedros, crisscrossed with bloody scratches, blue shirt shredded away.
“Had a feeling Sophie was getting in through the Woods,�� he panted, hauling her up into slashed arms before she could protest. “So Professor Dovey gave me permission to take some fairies and stakeout the outer gates. Should have known you’d be here trying to catch her yourself.��
Agatha gaped at him dumbly.
“Stupid idea for a princess to take on witches alone,�� Tedros said, dripping sweat on her pink dress.
“Where is she?�� Agatha croaked. “Is she safe?��
“Not a good idea for princesses to worry about witches either,�� Tedros said, hands gripping her waist. Her stomach exploded with butterflies.
“Put me down,�� she sputtered��
“More bad ideas from the princess.��
“Put me down!”Tedros obeyed and Agatha pulled away.
“I’m not a princess!�� she snapped, fixing her collar.
“If you say so,�� the prince said, eyes drifting downward.Agatha followed them to her gashed legs, waterfalls of brilliant blood. She saw blood blurring�� Tedros smiled.
“One . . . two . . . three . . .”She fainted in his arms.
“Definitely a princess,�� he said.”
― Soman Chainani, The School for Good and Evil

“Of all the tales in all the kingdoms in all the Woods, you had to walk into mine.”
― Soman Chainani, The Last Ever After

“But you are my queen. No one but you. And I like seeing you wear it. Because as long as you do, I know you still love me. And given our history of miscommunication, physical cues are helpful.”
― Soman Chainani, The Last Ever After

“The thing Tedros liked about girls is that they always started the conversation. Most of the time, his job was just to listen, ask questions, and try to understand what in God’s name was going on in their complicated little heads. He rarely had any idea what girls were talking about or why they made everything so torturous in their logic, so playing the role of the strong, silent type usually gave him time to catch up.”
― Soman Chainani, The Last Ever After

“I don't eat mushrooms because mushrooms remind me of fungus and fungus remind me of feet and I don't eat feet.”
― Soman Chainani, The Last Ever After