The Poppy War

“I think he just comes in here to get high.”

“Just as you said.” Rin dipped her head into a mocking bow. “I only know one kick.”

“That’s why your skin’s so dark,” Venka said, lip curling. “Brown as cow manure.”

Rin’s nostrils flared. “I went out in the sun once. You should try it sometime.”

“What’d you do to offend him?”

Kitay pulled a face. “Nothing, except beat him on the exam. Nezha’s prickly about his ego. Why, what did you do?”

“I gave him that black eye,” she admitted.

Kitay raised an eyebrow. “Nice.”

the system is designed to keep the poor and illiterate in their place. You’re offending them with your very presence

But we do not train soldiers here. We train generals.

But I warn you, little warrior. The price of power is pain

Auntie Fang’s lip curled. “Sinegard will eat you alive.”

“I’ll take my chances,” Rin said.

“Don’t leave me with her.”

ou can’t kill a movement.