“Trust you?' said Damen. 'You flayed the skin from my back. I have seen you do nothing but cheat and lie to… — C.S. Pacat Copy Share Image
“Damen said, 'Men, sometimes.' 'In the absence of women?' 'When I want them.' 'If I'd known that, I might have felt a… — C.S. Pacat Copy Share Image
“You seem to vacillate between assistance and assault. Which is it?' 'I'm not surprised you've driven three men to try and kill… — C.S. Pacat Copy Share Image
“I lack," said Laurent, "the easy mannerisms that are usually shared with," you could see him pushing the words out, "a lover."… — S.U. Pacat Copy Share Image
“He's the captive Kastor sent you to train?' said Torveld, curiously. 'He's--safe?' 'He looks combative, but he's really very docile and adoring,'… — S.U. Pacat Copy Share Image
“So he's tame,' said Estienne, and reached out tentatively, as though to pat a wild animal. It was a question of which… — C.S. Pacat Copy Share Image
“ To get what you want, you have to know exactly how much you are willing to give up. Never had he… — S.U. Pacat Copy Share Image
“She was intelligent, accomplished, beautiful. She was everything I could have asked for in a woman. But she was a king maker.… — S.U. Pacat Copy Share Image
“To Laurent, in the same voice, he said, 'Calm down.' Laurent said, 'I wasn't finished.' 'Finished what?' Reducing every man in the… — S.U. Pacat Copy Share Image
“A minute or two more and Orlant disengaged, and swore. 'Are you going to fight me or not?' You said we were… — S.U. Pacat Copy Share Image
“Laurent stopped. Damen could see the moment when Laurent decided to continue. It was deliberate, his eyes meeting Damen's, his tone subtly… — S.U. Pacat Copy Share Image
“The Regency,' said Laurent, addressing the troop, 'thought to take us outnumbered. It expected us to roll over without a fight.' Damen… — S.U. Pacat Copy Share Image
“Talik said, 'His contract with Lord Berenger ends soon. Ancel will seek a new contract, a high bidder. He wants money, status.… — S.U. Pacat Copy Share Image
![“Trust you?' said Damen. 'You flayed the skin from my back. I have seen you do nothing but cheat and lie to every person you've encountered. You use anything and anyone to further your own ends. You are the last person I would ever trust.' [...] 'Go, then.” quote by C.S. Pacat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a85/c-s-pacat-628_cheat_trust-you-said-damen-you-flayed-the-skin_558636.jpg)
