“How am I going to make friends with these people if all I can think of is how easy it would be to rob them?”

“Cery: So, Hem, tell me why I shouldn't see how many holes I need to make before you start leaking money?”

“What was I thinking? Of all the assistants I could have wound up with, why did I have to choose the one with the scary mother and troublemaking in his bloodlines? I am doomed.”

“Akkarin: I watched the first woman I loved die. I dont think I can survive losing the second.Sonea: I love you too.”

“Suddenly she was all too aware how different she was. A woman among all these man. A natural from a humble background among rich young men chosen from powerful families. A beginner among the well trained.”

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Great. She shook her head. Not only am I having conversations with myself, but now I'm refusing to talk to me. This has got to be the first sign of madness.”

“If your appearance is all people see, they have no respect for your mind.”