"That's my secret and my shame. I'm Nona Grey, war is in my veins, and the screams of my enemies are music to me."

Conflict, War, Violence, Power, Emotion

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"That's my secret and my shame. I'm Nona Grey, war is in my veins, and the screams of my enemies are music to me."

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