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“I would very much like to strangle someone. Why don't you go away until I decide it isn't you?”
― The Queen of Attolia
― The Queen of Attolia
“Costis bowed stiffly. “I am here to make sure that you stay in bed, Your Majesty, because if this offends you and you order me summarily executed, it is no loss. Politically speaking.”
― The King of Attolia
― The King of Attolia
“Were you lying?"
"I never lie," he said piously. "About what?"
"The sand, the snake."
For a young man who never lied, he seemed surprisingly unoffended by the question.”
― The King of Attolia
"I never lie," he said piously. "About what?"
"The sand, the snake."
For a young man who never lied, he seemed surprisingly unoffended by the question.”
― The King of Attolia
“I sometimes believe his lies are the truth, but I have never mistaken his truth for a lie. If he needs me to believe him, he has his own way of showing his veracity.”
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“He didn't marry you to become king. He became king because he wanted to marry you.”
― The King of Attolia
― The King of Attolia
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