“It was impossible to imagine the aloof, dignified, powerful High Lord living as, of all things, a slave.”

“Unquestioning obedience is for slaves, the uneducated and the pathetic.”

“The most powerful women in Sachaka and all you do is waste time gossiping and matchmaking”

“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.”

“Extending his senses, Lorkin tried again to hear his mother’s surface thoughts. What he picked up seemed too out of character, however. He must be imagining it. Though…it was also odd that he would imagine his mother thinking such a string of curse words.”

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

“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?”