“Never beg for mercy. Accept that you have failed. Begging is for dogs and humans.”

“I decided to find you, throw myself at your feet, and beg you to have mercy on me. Honestly, I’ll accept whatever you choose, Kelsey. Just don’t ask me to live apart from you again. Because...I can’t.”

“Never stand begging for that which you have the power to earn.”

“The dog looked up in entreaty. Liquid brown eyes begged: Take me with you. I’ll be good. Oh, the lies that dogs told.”

“Perhaps they thought the Urisk planned to beg for mercy. Perhaps the generals thought the Urisk were praying for some imaginary god to swoop in and save them.In either case, the generals would be wrong. The Urisk aren’t begging for mercy and they aren’t praying to an imaginary god.They’re praying to me.Now pardon me for a moment, I have some swooping and saving to do.”

“I beg you to understand and accept that no matter what name, I am what I am.”