“But he's the king!”

“Luka, the king—""Hail the king!" he playfully interrupted."Why does everyone say 'hail the king' every time I mention Darius?""Tradition." He winked at me from over his shoulder. A grin stretched my lips."So, if I say king—""Hail the king!"I tried again. "King?""Hail the king!""King.""Hail the king!""K—""Stop it!”

“He didn't marry you to become king. He became king because he wanted to marry you.”

“And Adam ruled, for he was the King. Until the day his will to be King deserted him. Then he died, food for a stronger. And the strongest was always the King, not by strength alone, but King by cunning and luck and strength together. Among the rats.”

“I am the King's Fool. He is the King-In-Wating. Let him wait.”

“His seed will issue kings, but he will never reignFor she would be Queen of Lumatere.But he would be king to her.”