He looked gravely at the king. "It isn't an easy thing to give your loyalty to someone you don't know, especially when… — Megan Whalen Turner Copy Share Image
That is ridiculous," she said. The king agreed. "Like falling in love with a landslide. Only you could fail to notice. — Megan Whalen Turner Copy Share Image
He loves me, and I reward his love by forcing on him something he hates. In the evening, after we dance, he… — Megan Whalen Turner Copy Share Image
The window opened in the same direction as the king's, and there, summer-bright and framed by the darkness of the stairwell, was… — Megan Whalen Turner Copy Share Image
One of us might be assassinated and then my heir will be king. Don't give up hope just because chances are slim."… — Megan Whalen Turner Copy Share Image
I didn't think about being king,” he said, his voice hoarse. Eddis stared. “Your capacity to land yourself in a mess because… — Megan Whalen Turner Copy Share Image
He looked at their shabby clothes in puzzlement. “We were traveling anonymously for safety—” explained the magus. “But surely—” “—and then we… — Megan Whalen Turner Copy Share Image
I want you to steal something." I smiled. "Do you want the king's seal? I can get it for you." "If I… — Megan Whalen Turner Copy Share Image
Then come out," said the king, helping him, "knowing you'll never die of a fall unless the god himself drops you. — Megan Whalen Turner Copy Share Image
The queen!" someone shouted in alarm, and the King erupted like a wild animal caught in a snare. — Megan Whalen Turner Copy Share Image
...her queen danced like a flame in the wind, and the mercurial king like the weight at the center of the earth... — Megan Whalen Turner Copy Share Image
She reached out and touched the king’s face, cupping his cheek in her hand. “Just a nightmare,” he said, his voice still… — Megan Whalen Turner Copy Share Image
Costis followed, telling himself that it wasn't true that he and the king and even the stone under their feet were nothing… — 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
