The king lifted a hand to her cheek and kissed her. It was not a kiss between strangers, not even a kiss… — Megan Whalen Turner Copy Share Image
The queen had passed him, so close he'd felt the stir of air, and he guessed that if she had turned her… — Megan Whalen Turner Copy Share Image
...I asked Ochto what in the name of all that was sacred he thought he was doing. "Helping you," said Dirnes. "Why?"… — Megan Whalen Turner Copy Share Image
Would you have your hand back, Eugenides? And lose Attolia? And see Attolia lost to the Mede?' Eugenides's eyes were open. In… — Megan Whalen Turner Copy Share Image
You didn't know I could do that, did you?" he asked, conversationally. "I did not, Your Majesty," Teleus gasped. "My grandfather killed… — Megan Whalen Turner Copy Share Image
After one moment of gripped immobility, the queen bent to kiss the king lightly on one closed eyelid, then on the other.… — Megan Whalen Turner Copy Share Image
I was listening," the king said, aggrieved. "I closed my eyes to listen better." "What did you hear?" "I'm not sure," he… — Megan Whalen Turner Copy Share Image
The prison keeper choose an inopportune time to look around the doorway into the cell. He and the king locked gazes, and… — Megan Whalen Turner Copy Share Image
Your Majesty, please get down. My friend Aris is really a very good man, and if you fall off that wall he's… — Megan Whalen Turner Copy Share Image
The Magus must had eyes like a thief because he told Pol to stop and dismount to walk alongside me, one hand… — Megan Whalen Turner Copy Share Image
Being six feet off the ground does give one a sense of superiority. — Megan Whalen Turner Copy Share Image
Your Majesty, you just-" Costis stopped. "Just what?" the king prompted wickedly. Nothing would induce Costis to say out loud that the king had… — Megan Whalen Turner Copy Share Image
I woke with a terrible headache and wobbled around 'till I fell out the window." "You what?" "Fell out the window. That one over… — Megan Whalen Turner Copy Share Image
“He looked at her and tilted his head very slightly in wonder. He had forgotten, as he always forgot, how beautiful she was. Her… — Megan Whalen Turner Copy Share Image
“Useless the Elder was looking at me in amusement. “Not exactly stalwart, are you?” he said.” — Megan Whalen Turner Copy Share Image
“The magus said thoughtfully, "That lying little monster complained about everything: the food, the horses, the blankets, the company. He even found fault with… — Megan Whalen Turner Copy Share Image
The king lifted a hand to her cheek and kissed her. It was not a kiss between strangers, not even a kiss between a… — Megan Whalen Turner Copy Share Image
What he brought out was a wooden gag they put in someone's mouth before doing something drastic, like cutting off a leg. — Megan Whalen Turner Copy Share Image
One cannot toss ambassadors back like bad fish," said Eugenides. "You treat them with care, or you'll find you've committed an act of war. — Megan Whalen Turner Copy Share Image
“It might have been preferable," Eddis admitted, dryly, "if you had thrown off your chains of bondage solely for love of me. It would… — Megan Whalen Turner Copy Share Image
