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" Have you ever visited a pig, Lovisa?" he asked.
"What do you think?" said Lovisa snappishly. "When would I ever have had occasion to visit a pig?"
"Exactly," he said. "This could be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."
"What is this? Do you want me to come with you?"
"Not if you're afraid of pigs."
"Then you're coming?"
"I didn't say that!"
"I dare you," said Saiet. "I dare you to come visit this pig."
"How old are you, nine?"
"Nine is quite mature," he said, "for a pig."
"Oh, kittens," Lovisa said, borrowing the queen's favorite expletive. Then, unable to hold it back, she laughed, a quick, exasperated breath. "What's wrong with this pig? "
― , Winterkeep (Graceling Realm, #4)
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" That was a perfectly reasonable explanation," she said grumpily. "Perhaps my advisers don't lie to me."
"Isn't that what you'd want?" asked Giddon.
"Well, yes, but it doesn't elucidate my puzzle!"
"If I may say so, Lady Queen," said Giddon, "it's not always easy to follow your conversation."
"Oh, Giddon," she said, sighing. "If it's any comfort, I don't follow it either. "
― , Bitterblue (Graceling Realm, #3)