“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 Captive-prince Copy Share Image
“Father, I can beat him, he'd said, and he'd ridden out and returned to a hero's welcome, to have his armour stripped… — S.U. Pacat Father Copy Share Image
“I like writing that is restrained and invisible. I don't mean that I like things to be simple and easy to decode,… — S.U. Pacat Truth 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 Captive-prince 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 Captive-prince Copy Share Image
“He's private about it. You saw his personal training ring, inside the palace. He'll go a few rounds with some of the… — S.U. Pacat Fitness Copy Share Image
“You broke a man today. Doesn't that affect you at all? These are lives, not pieces in a chess game with your… — S.U. Pacat Captive-prince 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 Captive Copy Share Image
“He didn't reprimand Damen. He didn't seem particularly displeased with barbaric behavior, as long as it was directed outward. Like a man… — S.U. Pacat Captive-prince Copy Share Image
“Even before Laurent had hit the ground, the man had drawn his sword. Damen was too far away. He was too far… — S.U. Pacat Too far Copy Share Image
“It was a kind of fire dance in which the stick was thrown and caught, and the flame, tossed and twirled, created… — S.U. Pacat Ancel Copy Share Image
“The next night, alone in the tent, Laurent said: 'As we draw closer to the border, I think it would be safer--more… — S.U. Pacat Captive-prince Copy Share Image
“He said, 'Damianos.' Before Damen could tell him to rise, he heard it again, echoed in another voice, and then another. It… — S.U. Pacat Captive-prince Copy Share Image
“Damen felt Laurent start shaking against him, and realised that, silently, helplessly, he was laughing. There came the sound of at least… — S.U. Pacat Captive-prince Copy Share Image
“If you bind your men to you with deception, how can you ever trust them? You have qualities they will come to… — S.U. Pacat Captive-prince Copy Share Image
“I remember. You take a great deal of pleasure in small victories." Damen quoted Laurent's words back to him. "It's not small,"… — S.U. Pacat First time Copy Share Image
“After a long moment Laurent said, with painful honesty, "I...find it difficult to let go of control." "No kidding," said Damen.” — S.U. Pacat Control freaks Copy Share Image
“They agreed on a rendezvous, and Laurent took off with the restrained urgency of a man who has to find some way… — S.U. Pacat Captive-prince Copy Share Image
“You can tell my uncle boykiller that he can cut the head off every child from here to the capital. It won't… — S.U. Pacat Children Copy Share Image
“A brother's love? You don't know him at all, do you. What's a death but easy, quick. It's supposed to haunt you… — S.U. Pacat Brother Copy Share Image
“You fill me with horror," said Jord. His hands were tight on his knife. Both his hands, now. "Captain," a voice called.… — S.U. Pacat Said Jord Copy Share Image
“Laurent, just turned twenty, and possessing an elaborate mind with a gift for planning, detached it from the petty intrigues of the… — S.U. Pacat Captive-prince Copy Share Image
“Damen had found his gaze drawn to the easy arrangement of Laurent's limbs, the balance of wrist on knee, the long, finely… — S.U. Pacat Prince Copy Share Image
“Laurent flushed. The colour hit his cheeks hard, and a muscle tightened in his jaw as whatever he felt was forcibly repressed.… — S.U. Pacat Copy Share Image
“No," said Laurent, almost as if he was realising it for the first time. "I don't think you would. But I know… — S.U. Pacat Bruised Copy Share Image
“The guard said, 'Our orders are no one in or out.' 'You can tell the Prince that,' said Damen, 'after you tell… — S.U. Pacat Bad mood Copy Share Image
“The Veretian palace, afroth with ornament, paid only lip service to defence. The parapets were purposeless curving decorative spires. The slippery domes… — S.U. Pacat Captive-prince Copy Share Image
“The Crown Prince was camped at Nesson this very minute, on his way to the border to stand up to Akielos. He… — S.U. Pacat Captive-prince Copy Share Image
“He became aware of a man drawn alongside them, frozen in stillness even in the midst of battle, and knew that what… — S.U. Pacat Last words Copy Share Image
“They are surely gods who speak to him With steady voices A glance from him drives men to their knees His sigh… — S.U. Pacat Captive-prince Copy Share Image
“The advice of his father came back to him, never to take your eyes off a wounded boar: that once you engaged… — S.U. Pacat Parenting Copy Share Image
“I wanted to tell you that, because you," said Laurent, as though he was forcing the words out, "You remind me of… — S.U. Pacat Angry Copy Share Image
