QUOTE : In my city,' he began, wiping his hands on his trousers, 'cuttans are as valuable as favours, as valuable as faith. Whether the game you're playing has a game of cuttans, of gold, of jewels, of favours - even of bodies - there's always someone to buy. And rich people buy more than most. Nothing is more appealing to a Council member than power over another. So, you let them think they have that power and then you get what you need. True power is knowing what everyone wants. Many want me. I've known that since I was a little boy. It's how I got so far. People talk when they think they have control over you. I've a decade's worth of secrets to exploit, given to me with no thought for the consequences by the most powerful figures in the Kingdom.