Megan Whalen Turner Quote

You will make the boy Thief king? he said. When you could have had me?Attolia allowed a slight smile.A fine revenge for the loss of a hand, said the Mede, close to snarling.I will have my sovereignty, said Attolia thinly.Oh, yes, a fine one-handed figurehead he will make, spat Nahuseresh. Then he remembered Attolia's flattery earlier that morning. Or do I insult your lover? he asked.Not a lover, said Attolia. Merely my choice for king.