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The Poisoner's Enemy (Kingfountain, #0.4) QUOTES

The Poisoner's Enemy (Kingfountain, #0.4) QUOTES

1 " How many Espion are in here?” she asked tightly, rising to her feet, preparing to defend herself. “Six other than me,” he answered smoothly. “And we’ve all been waiting to meet you.” “That’s strange,” Ankarette replied coolly. “I had counted seven.” She gripped the table’s edge and shoved it into Silas’s gut. Then, planting her palms on the table, she spun around and kicked him on the side of the head, knocking him off his chair and landing on the other side. "

― Jeff Wheeler , The Poisoner's Enemy (Kingfountain, #0.4)

2 " I was born the year it all started. The year that the Duke of Yuork, Eyric Argentine, and his brother-in-law the Duke of North Cumbria, Nevin Warrewik, realized their king was truly, inescapably mad and utterly incapable of ruling. "

― Jeff Wheeler , The Poisoner's Enemy (Kingfountain, #0.4)

3 " The Espion who accompanied her, a man by the name of Hawkins, was in fear and awe of her. He refused to use her given name, referring to her instead by the title of the Queen’s Poisoner, or Her Ladyship’s Poisoner. "

― Jeff Wheeler , The Poisoner's Enemy (Kingfountain, #0.4)

4 " He shook his head. “I thought it might be a bear or wolf at first. But I found tracks by that tree over there. Footprints of a man. They’re heading deeper into the woods. I’ll send some Espion to follow the tracks when we get back.” He stood, arms folded, and gazed at Ankarette with deep respect. “Good eyes, lass. Someone followed us out here. And I believe they meant us harm. "

― Jeff Wheeler , The Poisoner's Enemy (Kingfountain, #0.4)

5 " You can judge a man by the way he treats those beneath him. "

― Jeff Wheeler , The Poisoner's Enemy (Kingfountain, #0.4)