I sometimes believe his lies are the truth, but I have never mistaken his truth for a lie.

We are taught to treat a practice sword with all the respect of a real weapon, so no thoughtless mistakes are made" "Oh... In Eddis, we learn to keep tack of the weapon we have in our hand.

The Lord of Rags and Tatters.

I thought that being king meant I didn't have to kill people myself. I see know that was another misconception.

He didn't marry you to become king. He became king because he wanted to marry you.

All of my own impulses to balance and move seemed to conflict with those of the guards, and I was jerked and jostled down the portico, just as graceful as a sick cat.

In the afternoon, the king and queen sat to hear the business of their kingdom. At least, the queen sat to hear the business; Costis was still not sure what the king was doing.