" Everybody take this week to do what you need to get done,” Teka said. “I’ll start getting the ship ready now. I might need a new gravity compressor, and I know we need food.”
“And,” I said, thinking of what Isae had used to kill my brother, “maybe some new kitchen knives.”
Teka wrinkled her nose, likely remembering the same thing. “Definitely.”
“Anyway, we might not be coming back, so…” I shrugged. “Say your good-byes.”
“You’re just bursting with optimism, aren’t you,” Ettrek said.
“Did you expect the person leading your assassination mission to be cheerful?” I said. “If so, I think you’re in the wrong field. "

― Veronica Roth , The Fates Divide (Carve the Mark, #2)