" Yeah. I have an assassin running loose after my dad and you now have one after your mom. The only reason I agreed to attend that sanctimonious stratiotes was that I’d hoped the assassin would make a move on my father and I’d be able to capture him on the ship where the escape routes would be limited.” “Strat… what was that word you used?” “Stratiotes. It means a collection of morons. Is that really all you got out of my tirade?” “No, it wasn’t. It was just the part I didn’t understand. Just like I don’t understand who’s trying to kill my mother.” He "

― Sherrilyn Kenyon , Born of Shadows (The League: Nemesis Rising #4)