“Watching my father plan and strategize for the resistance has taught me about trust. She leaned forward. Personal trust is very different from political trust, my lady. The first thrives on faith. ...”

“I know that love is about power, too. Who gives, who takes. Who is willing to risk showing their true self.”

“There was a saying that the strength of a mans steel was only known under the hammer of circumstance. If anyone had asked me a few hours ago, I would have said that nearly five years of boyhood had...”

“Men were always quick to believe in the madness of women.”

“You have forced your way into my Hua, Eona. Change me. First, by your power- then, just by who you are.”

“And you are the girl's bitch, forever.”

“He gave me a message for you.” She tightened her lips as if the words soured her mouth.“What is it?”“That you are in his blood.”I looked down at the deck to hide the answering surge within my own b...”