S.U. Pacat

“Auguste had fought with honour. He had been the one honourable man on a treacherous field.”

— S.U. Pacat

“A golden prince was easy to love if you did not have to watch him picking wings off flies.”

— S.U. Pacat

“Damen's understanding of Laurent rearranged itself, in order that he might despise him more accurately.”

— S.U. Pacat

“Damen to Jord about Laurent: 'He needs me,' said Damen. 'I don't care if you tell the world.”

— S.U. Pacat

“We could try some other arrangement." "You're right: it should be me in front and you carrying the horse.”

— S.U. Pacat

“You're so loyal to him. Why is that?" "I'm not a turncoat Akielon dog," said Aimeric.”

— S.U. Pacat

“Why? Do you want to spar? We can keep it friendly," Damen said. "No," said Laurent.”

— S.U. Pacat

“You really do have ice in your veins, don't you," said Damen.”

— S.U. Pacat

“My scorn and contempt,' said Laurent, 'are not in need of your leniency. Lord Touars, you face me in my own kingdom,…

— S.U. Pacat

“Auguste preferred women. He told me I would grow into it. I told him that he could get heirs and I would…

— S.U. Pacat

“I should make you watch, said Laurent, while he's stripped down for every man in the troop to have him." Damen stepped…

— S.U. Pacat

“I don't have sleeves to carry handkerchiefs in,' said Damen. 'I wouldn't mind being given a knife.' 'Or a fork?' said Laurent.”

— S.U. Pacat

“By this time, the camp was cleared, and the newly pitched tents looked like softly glowing globes, the light from lamps inside…

— S.U. Pacat

“It was true; it was somehow not even a surprise, more like a truth that had grown for some time on the…

— S.U. Pacat

“It’s not naive to trust your family.’ ‘I promise you, it is,’ said Laurent. ‘But I wonder, is it less naive than…

— S.U. Pacat

“Your inclination appears to be much as it was last night." Damen found himself saying, "You talk the same in bed," and…

— S.U. Pacat

“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

“Are you going to try it with me? Or do you only take pleasure in attacking those who cannot defend themselves?" Damen…

— S.U. Pacat

“He wasn't sure how it would be, but when Laurent saw who was beside him, he smiled, the expression a little shy…

— S.U. Pacat

“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

“You have to admire it,' said Laurent, in a detached voice. 'It's the perfect time to attack Akielos. Kastor is dealing with…

— S.U. Pacat

“I thought killing was easy for you," said Laurent. His voice was rather quiet. "I thought you did it without thinking." "I'm…

— S.U. Pacat

“Laurent wasn't loved. Laurent wasn't liked. Even among his own men, who would follow him off a cliff, there was the unequivocal…

— S.U. Pacat

“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

“The town was a series of dark shapes with edges picked out in moonlight; sloping rooves and gables, balconies and gutters met…

— S.U. Pacat

“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

“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

“(Dorothy) Dunnett is the master of the invisible, particularly in her later books. Where is this tension coming from? Why is this…

— S.U. Pacat

“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

“He killed, his sword shearing, shield and horse a ram, pushing in, and further in, opening a space by force alone for…

— S.U. Pacat

“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

“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

“Nicaise had picked up a gilt three-pronged fork, but had paused before sampling the dish in order to speak. The fear he'd…

— S.U. Pacat

“Stop enjoying yourself," Damen murmured. "We're going to be killed, any minute." "Giant animal," said Laurent. "Stop it.”

— S.U. Pacat

“Damianos," Touars said. "Princekiller." It was the last thing he said. Damen pulled the sword out. He took a step back.”

— S.U. Pacat

“This is close quarters.’ ‘Close enough to see your eyelashes,’ said Damen.”

— S.U. Pacat

“You remind me of him. He was the best man I have ever known.”

— S.U. Pacat

“Stay with me until this thing is done, and I will take off the cuffs and the collar. I will release you…

— S.U. Pacat

“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

“Stay back, old man. It isn't your business. This is the Prince of Vere.' 'But---I only paid three coppers for him,' said…

— S.U. Pacat