Sir. My lord. Master Roydon." The young man blurted out most available titles except for "Your Majesty" and "Prince of Darkness." These were implied nonetheless.

You do angry. I just saw it. And you left at least one hole in my carpet to prove it.

His full name is Matthew Gabriel Philippe Bertrand Sebastien de Clermont. He was also a very good Sebastien, and a passable Gabriel. He hates Bertrand and will not answer to Philippe.

As fast as I can tell there are only two emotions that keep the world spinning year after year...One is fear. The other is desire.

Yes, I see that you are behaving like a prince but that doesn't mean you won't behave like a devil at the first opportunity.

Desire urges me on as fear bridles me" Bruno.

If the butterfly wings its way to the sweet light that attracts it, it's only because it doesn't know that the fire can consume it.