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Morning Doodle: He vowed to build a new church there, paid for with Lantsov gold.

“And where will all the money actually come from?” Zoya asked that night.

“The Kerch? My wealthy new bride? Maybe the Apparat can sell off a fancy altarpiece.” (Leigh Bardugo’s King of Scars CH 11)

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Morning Doodle: “In Ryevost, where the great earthqake had struck, Nikolai stripped down to his shirtsleeves to work side by side with the men of the town, moving rubble and raising beams.” (Leigh Bardugo's King of Scars CH 11)

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Morning Doodle: “Though he and Zoya took pains to hide the urgency of their mission, they rode hard each day and never spent more than a single night in any location.”(Leigh Bardugo's King of Scars CH 11)

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Morning Doodle: Keeping Secrets and Hiding Schemes

Artist Notes: Back to Regularly Scheduled Weekly Friday Brainrot!

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Morning Doodle: Hello everyone! I’m stepping away from Morning Doodles until end of May in order to be able to take on a larger-than-usual workload irl.

If I miraculously find time to draw Zoyalai, I will stockpile them until May 30th. See you then!

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Morning Doodle: “The prince had praised Isaak’s gift for languages and suggested he cultivate the talent now that it was time for Isaak to leave the front. ‘I’m not sure that’s something my family can afford,’ Isaak had admitted with some shame. ‘But I will certainly consider it, Your Highness.’” (Leigh Bardugo’s King of Scars CH 16)

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Morning Doodle: Nikolai Lantsov in his Infantry Era, clothing reference for myself.

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Morning Doodle: “He’d earned the respect of the military by serving in the infantry before becoming an officer, and the medals he wore pinned to his chest were not ceremonial but battle-won.” (Leigh Bardugo’s King of Scars CH 11)

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Morning Doodle: “Someday we’ll see an end to war, and then you and I will take a nap together.”

“Is that your idea of seduction?”

“These days? Yes.”

“I’ll be honest—it’s incredibly compelling.” (Leigh Bardugo’s Rule of Wolves CH31)

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Morning Doodle: “He stayed astride one of his white horses, bracketed by his guards, Tamar following a discreet distance away. He did not wear the full military regalia and sash that his father had favored but instead the olive drab coat that was standard-issue for soldiers of the First Army.” (Leigh Bardugo’s King of Scars CH 11)

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Morning Doodle: “Zoya traveled with the outriders.” (Leigh Bardugo’s King of Scars CH 11)

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Morning Doodle: “His stillness was so complete she found herself pressing her fingers to the hollow beneath his jaw, seeking out the molasses-slow beat of his pulse. Dosing him was like watching him die every night.” (Leigh Bardugo's King of Scars CH 11)

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Morning Doodle: “I suppose the secret is that I cannot stand being alone.” He uncorked the concoction. “But there are some places no one can go with us.” He touched the bottle to his tongue, and Zoya snatched it from his hand as he fell backward, plummeting into the dark before his head reached the pillow. (Leigh Bardugo’s King of Scars CH 11)

*Spontaneous Wednesday Doodle

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Morning Doodle: “Tell me how you manage it. How do you survive all of this glad-handing and unending performance?” “You manage it every day at the Little Palace, Zoya. For all your bluster, I know you don’t always feel clever or strong, but you make a good show of it.” Zoya tossed her hair over one shoulder. “Maybe. But I’m always me. You change like light over water.” (Leigh Bardugo’s King of Scars CH 11)

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Morning Doodle: “The sedatives they’d given him in the past had been simple potions that had made him softly blurry and often left him snoring before Zoya had departed the room. But with this new brew, Nikolai dropped into unconsciousness in the space of a breath—and he did not look like he was sleeping.” (Leigh Bardugo’s King of Scars CH 11)

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Morning Doodle: “Koja bowed and made his compliments to Lula’s shiny feathers, the purity of her song, the pleasing way she kept her nest, and on and on, until finally the nightingale stopped him with a shrill chirp. “Next time you may stop at ‘please.’ If you will only cease your talking” (Leigh Bardugo’s short story “The Too-Clever Fox,” which can be found in “The Language of Thorns”)

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Morning Doodle: “He pointed out larks’ nests and wild geranium, and caught a field mouse for Oncat, who seemed too spoiled to do any hunting of her own.” (Leigh Bardugo’s Ruin and Rising CH 14)