" If you do not capitulate to me here, I will exterminate you and all you have ever loved as easily as I exterminate rats!”
At that, King Joyse looked over at Prince Kragen. Mock-seriously, he said, “Come, my lord Prince. This discussion is pointless. The High King insists on jesting with us. In all the world, no one has ever succeeded at exterminating rats. "

― Stephen R. Donaldson , Mordant's Need (Mordant's Need, #1-2)