Then she'll know I'll want to knock her senseless if she so much as looks at me.

Saf keeps a vast range of bullies on hand at all times.

King Drowden has given his men instructions to infiltrate the town, bribe townspeople for the secrets of their neighbors, steal the neighbors’ hidden treasures. Much more subtle than Drowden’s usual smash and burn technique. We do hope Drowden isn’t growing a brain.

Some of the smartest men have a hard time comprehending the obvious.

I hear you're supposed to be good at manipulating people. Try a little harder to make me like you, all right? I'm the queen. Your life will be nicer if I like you.

She cried like a person whose heart is broken and wondered how, when two people loved each other, there could be such a broken heart.

I thought it was supposed to be impossible to sneak up on you. Eyes of a hawk and ears of a wolf and all.