It's always been this way. There were rumors about me even before I was born. It's why my mother never calls me Soacha. She says it makes me sound like a mongrel." My heart gave a little pang at that. I'd been called plenty of names growing up." I like mongrels," I said. "They have cute floppy ears."" My ears are very dignified.

Leigh Bardugo

Siege and Storm

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