I have found it is surprisingly difficult to remain sad when a cat is doing its level best to sandpaper one's cheeks.

One heart cannot serve two masters.

Are men truly such idiots that they cannot resist two orbs of flesh?

The body on the ground is nothing more than a shell, a husk, and I am filled with a sense of peace. Yes, I think. Yes. This is what I want to be. An instrument of mercy, not vengeance.

A kiss for luck, demoiselle?" It is a magnificent, lusty kiss and I feel nothing but deep regret that it may be his last. Just before he pulls away, he whispers in my ear. "Duval said to give you that should I get a chance. It is from him.

If you are not careful, soon you will have men locking themselves in dungeons so that you can rescue them.

Jewels can be replaced, cousin. Independence, once lost, cannot.