Lorien

“Technically the barge’s hull was only partly existent in reality and therefore couldn’t be torn open if it hit a rock. But Kai didn’t want to end up arguing with a barge determined that it had been hulled and needed to sink; the canal was too deep for that.”
― Martha Wells, Witch King

“I don’t know if I can do what you want me to do, Bashara. If I can stay calm and always think ahead, like you do. I’m so angry I could burn the world.”
Bashara didn’t seem concerned. “Unfortunately, someone else has already burned it. We need to unburn it.” He looked up, his expression serious. “Will you help me do that, Kai?”
Kai had already made that decision. “Yes.”
― Martha Wells, Witch King

“I’ll give you one more answer. The words Bashasa spoke to me before he died were ‘Don’t let everything we fought for be for nothing.”
― Martha Wells, Witch King

“The horrific emotional consequences of the worst mistake of his life aside, Kai had an idea.”
― Martha Wells, Witch King