" I could kill you,” she said quietly. “Kill you and leave you here with your own sword driven through your disgusting heart. Or maybe cut your head free and throw it to the wolves. Or leave you to burn alive.”
Raziel flinched at the coldness of her voice.
“You deserve no pity . . . no forgiveness. Death would be a mercy to you; I can see that in your eyes. I’ve tasted your fear, your terror, your cry for help. "
― Steven Raaymakers , A Canticle of Two Souls (Aria of Steel #1)