It isn't an easy thing to give your loyalty to someone you don't know, especially when that person chooses to reveal nothing of himself.
Least said, soonest mended.
That was the message. For me, alone among mortals, the gods send their messenger to tell me to stop whining. That’ll teach me to go hide in a temple.
On the bed, Eugenides stirred restlessly. Upset at the sight of blood? he said. Not my wife, Ornon.Your blood, the ambassador pointed out.Eugenides glanced at the hook on his arm and conceded the poin...
If there is anything else you desire, Your— I desire—the king interrupted in a level voice—never again to see your living face.
I am not sure I trust you.You can trust me with your life, My King.But not with my wine, obviously. Give it back.
The queen! someone shouted in alarm, and the King erupted like a wild animal caught in a snare.
She reached out and touched the king’s face, cupping his cheek in her hand.Just a nightmare, he said, his voice still rough.The queen’s voice was cool. How embarrassing, she said, looking at his maime...
Are you telling me in your own gentle way to stop whining?Yes.I don't feel like a hero. I feel like an idiot.I think heroes generally do, but those men believe in you.I did wait until I was outside be...
Sophos turned red, and I wondered about the circulation of his blood; maybe his body kept an extra supply of it in his head, ready for blushing.
Kings don’t move mountains as a favor to a friend,
It was a race between the tortoise and the hare, but the tortoise had just enough head start, and he had the magus to drag him along.
Ah, said the magus, understanding at once. I see that he means to be prepared if he meets him again.Surely that's unlikely, said Sounis.I don't think unlikely means to him what it does to the rest of...
This is the stupidest plan I have ever in my career participated in, Xenophon said.I love stupid plans, said Eugenides.
I hate horses. I know people who think that they are noble, graceful animals, but regardless of what a horse looks like from a distance, never forget that it's as likely to step on your foot as look a...
I CAN DO ANYTHING I WANT!
He lies to himself. If Eugenides talked in his sleep, he'd lie then, too.
Safety is an illusion, Costis. A Thief might fall at any time, and eventually the day must come when the god will let him. Whether I am on a rafter three stories up or on a staircase three steps up, I...
Only through pain can you be sure of the truth
No friend had I made there, but I wasn't with this group to make friends, and besides, he sneered too much. I've found that people who sneer are almost always sneering at me.