ARRIVAL
"well, there is the matter of the cost. an extra fur is 250 a night." shi replied. "that's ok. i have the money." sunrise replied, producing hir credstick. "no my dear, i'll pay."
Pathfinding: An Adult Choose Your Own Adventure, Sixty-ninth Entry
Right now, all he needed to do was concentrate on winning, whatever the cost might be. well...hopefully the cost would be a lot less for his side than for his enemy, of course, but... there!
The Littlest Fox
"so what is the cost of joy?" he asked. she tilted her head. "to show you the cost is to make you pay it. you will never go back to your home if you know. you will never fit in or feel comfortable at home. you will have to go beyond the mountains."
The Book of Sins, Chapter 1. Passion and Violence
My ancestors knew the cost of battle, the cost of competition and the necessity for strength and resilience. there was no insecurity, there was no doubt.
115: Self-Limiting Variable
"so, i could do just about anything, but at the cost of my sanity, which was really something that i needed to keep to fit in in this world. which was why i did very little, for only the most convenient and banal of reasons.
Black-Winged Angels Chapter 18: Us or Them
Years of planning and research helped him stabilize avila's last egg, but at the cost of his own purity, in which he walked in the path of the awakened.
Judy's Downtime
Judy knew from experience that while he was able to keep up with her, something no non-bunny had ever truly been able to manage before now, he would do so practically at the cost of his own sanity.
My Maine Girl
I was surprised they sprang for the cost, but i think the cost of keeping her far outweighed the revenue she might have attracted. that meant i had only a week to get it on with her. i opted for sooner rather than later.
The Election of 1876
Hayes, at the cost of having these troops withdrawn. i will get president ulysses s. grant to stop this from happening, with a plan in place to move to new york should i fail to do so. "jack," a voice called.
The Mother of Exiles
No...i was meant to be a doe, slender and female and beautiful...but i also knew the costs of having these thoughts.
Judy's Downtime (A Jeeves Zootopia Prompt - Posted with Permission)
Judy knew from experience that while he was able to keep up with her, something no non-bunny had ever truly been able to manage before now, he would do so practically at the cost of his own sanity and most definitely at the cost of his strength, his stamina
Skinwalkers: Chapter Fourteen
How much higher could the cost be than that? "i don't even know where they went, though," he said after a minute. the smiling man hesitated, a flicker of...something...passing behind his shiny black eyes.