She would like to restrain from cruelty and receive no admiration for it.

Garan snorted. "Now that we know about his indigestion, we can torture him with cake.

I’m bored to death. Perhaps I should pillage one of my neighbors for my own amusement. It seems to work for Drowden.

All right," Clara said. "We have our swordsman, so let's get moving. Brigan, could you attempt, at least, to make yourself presentable? I know this is a war, but the rest of us are trying to pretend it's a party.

I’m suspicious of the notion of a single book that would benefit everyone to read.

It's only water," she said. "Tell that to a drowning man," Giddon said.

Katsa and Po were trying to drown each other and, judging from their hoots of laughter, enjoying it immensely.