“...my sanity threatened to take a holiday without me.”

“Ursan flourished the knife, threatening me. "Talk, or I'll start cutting off body parts.""Yours? Or mine?" I kept my voice steady despite my insides twisting into goo. "It's an important distinction.”

“I understood that Valek’s loyalty to the Commander was without question. His blue eyes held a fierce determination and I knew in my soul that Valek would take his own life after he had taken mine.”

“(...) I pushed his sword arm down, and stood next to Valek. Out eyes met. I understood that Valek's loyalty to the Commander was without question. His blue eyes held a fierce determination and I knew in my soul that Valek would take his own life after he had taken mine.”

“I'm glad you're here. We've had some...interesting developments." Leif groaned. "That's Yelena-speak for life-threatening danger.”

“I gave him a bored look. I had been threatened many times before and had learned that the men who didn’t make verbal threats were the most dangerous.”

“You have slipped under my skin, invaded my blood, and seized my heart. You have poisoned me.”