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
Thanks to His Majesty," the magus said, and my father seemed startled at the correction but not displeased. He looked thoroughly satisfied… — Megan Whalen Turner Copy Share Image
The pain was as unexpected as a thunderclap in a clear sky. Eddis's chest tightened, as something closed around her heart. A… — Megan Whalen Turner Copy Share Image
I'll stop shouting. I won't sit down. I might need to throw more inkpots. — Megan Whalen Turner Copy Share Image
Everything I said he agreed with, which was trying, and his flute playing would make the deaf wince, but I think the… — Megan Whalen Turner Copy Share Image
She met the magus's stunned look with a smile. "The Thieves of Eddis have always been uncomfortable allies to the throne, Magus.… — 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
So Sophos thinks you're going to marry me." "While I think you'll marry Sophos." "I might. We'll see what he's like when… — Megan Whalen Turner Copy Share Image
I am an ambassador," Akretenesh warned me, anger bringing his confidence back. "You cannot shoot." "I don't mean to," I reassured him,… — Megan Whalen Turner Copy Share Image
Is that what the wine is for? To help you think?" "Oh, the wine. The wine, Costis, is to help hide the… — Megan Whalen Turner Copy Share Image
Safety is an illusion, Costis. A Thief might fall at any time, and eventually the day must come when the god will… — 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
