" Lady Linnea shook her head. "You bring out the good in people, and those who scorn you, you freeze with your eyes and words. So, it's a good thing I am your friend and companion."
"Oh?"
"Yes. I am a sword, dangerous and deadly. And Gemma, I will not hesitate to kill the king to save you," Lady Linnea said, her voice hard. "

― K.M. Shea , Rumpelstiltskin (Timeless Fairy Tales, #4)