You're easily distracted by the pattern of the cloth and can't see the quality of the threads.

Nothing says you care for me better than offering to torture my enemies.

I gave him a bored look. I had been threatened many times before and had learned that the men who didn’t make verbal threats were the most dangerous.

Love trumps logic?" "Every time.

It’s your fault. I was defending you!” I blurted. He paused. “In protecting my honor, you exposed months of work. I should be flattered?

What have I earned from you, Valek? Loyalty? Respect? Trust?" "You have my attention. But give me what I want, and you can have everything.

The Queen Seeker was back!