“This is what I want to be. An instrument of mercy, not vengeance.”

“This is what I want to be. An instrument of mercy, not vengeance.”

“And just as love has two sides, so too does Death. While Ismae will serve as His mercy, I will not, for that is not how He fashioned me.Every death I have witnessed, every horror I have endured, has forged me to be who I am -- Death's justice.”

“Do you need anything before I go?I want you to return my wits, I long to say.”

“The body on the ground is nothing more than a shell, a husk, and I am filled with a sense of peace. Yes, I think. Yes. This is what I want to be. An instrument of mercy, not vengeance.”

“... then he offers me his arm. As I take it, I wonder what folly decreed that women cannot walk unassisted.”

“I am sorry,' he whispers. 'I am sorry I treated you so ill. I thought only to protect Duval.''It was not I who was poisoning him,' I say.'No, but you had stolen his heart and I was afraid you would rip it from his chest when you left.”