Bad news
Both terms in one sentence
- He actually takes it upon himself to be the bearer of bad news to Leviathan, when Ariel is murdered while others are still grieving and trying to figure out what to do about the situation.
Source: Literature / To Reign in Hell -
The bad news is that unless they figure out how to stop it, Aquila will going to keep going and will demolish anything that gets in it's path.
Source: Literature / Aquila -
If you figure that a parrot has to be bad news, the book complains about your ingratitude and says that if you've read the series before, you should have known the parrot was trying to help you.
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