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1 " She looked at him. Then she looked at the table stacked with books. Her lips curved in a wicked smile. “If you want us to keep pretending that you’re sorting old books whenever we come by to chat, you shouldn’t slam them on the table. We all know you wouldn’t do that to a book that was truly ancient and fragile.”He closed his eyes and promised himself that he would not whimper. “You all know ?”“Well, I don’t think any of the boyos have figured it out, but all of the coven knows.”May the Darkness have mercy on me.“Come on, Papa. Let’s go bwaa ha ha. "
― Anne Bishop , Tangled Webs (The Black Jewels, #6)
2 " I walked down to the village with five Sceltie puppies. I came back to the Hall with four.”“And the fifth ?”“By now, I’m sure Sylvia has convinced the little bitch to let go of Mikal’s trousers. And Mrs Beale promised to send her recipe for puppy biscuits to Sylvia’s cook.”“Mrs Beale agreed to share a recipe,” Saetan said slowly.“Mrs Beale agreed that I could pay for... I’m not sure what it is except that it’s something she wanted for the kitchen but couldn’t justify as a normal household expense.”“And you agreed to fund this in exchange for a recipe ?”Daemon stared at his father for a long moment before he muttered, “She sharpened the meat cleaver before coming to talk to me.”One beat of silence. Two. Then Saetan burst out laughing. "
3 " [...]“What were you going to do if he’d refused ?”Jaenelle looked at him and smiled.Butterflies filled his stomach and tickled unmercifully before turning into heavy, sinking stones.“Well,” his darling said, “you have a wonderful deep voice too. So if Papa refused, I was going to ask you.”Saetan walked into the sitting room where he’d asked Geoffrey and Draca, the Keep’s Seneschal, to meet him.“My friends, this bottle of wine arrived this evening, compliments of Prince Sadi. Since it came from the wine cellar at the Hall, I can assure you it is a very fine vintage, one best enjoyed when shared.”He called in three glasses and opened the wine.Draca said nothing until he handed her a glass. “What iss the occassion ?”Saetan grinned. “My son has just realized how much his father loves him. "
4 " Lesson one, bitch. Don’t start a pissing contest with someone who has the strength and temper to hurt you. "
5 " He studied her for a long moment. Then he took that last step, bringing him right next to her chair. He leaned over. One hand cupped her face while his lips lightly brushed her cheek. The Sadist whispered in her ear, “He was grateful when I let him die.” She shivered—and knew he felt the shiver. "
6 " Not likely the boy had any training in the psychic communication the Blood used, but anyone who was Blood could do it to some degree. "