Quotes About Intrigue

Achati chuckled. "You may be surprised. Some might come in the hopes of being snatched away to a secret place ruled by exotic women.

The right rumour in the right ears can kill the emperor, as they say.

The corpse of a NightWing guard lay beneath the dirt in a hastily dug hollow,

Mountain was being watched by too many

The SkyWing was holding the severed head of Queen Glory of the RainWings.

They rapped on Clearsight's door and heard a clatter of things falling as talons thumped toward the door. Finally she poked her head out and gave Darkstalker a stern look. "I knew it was you," she said. "REALLY?" Darkstalker said with a gasp. "It's like you can PREDICT THE FUTURE!

doorway. Glory wasn't quite sure how she knew this was not an ordinary hole in a rock.

Let's go bother Clearsight!

Cricket snuck a sideways peek at the guards. The one who'd looked over must have seen

Sundew swatted at him and he darted out of the way.

Darkstalker spread his wings and paused. He leaned over to Vulture, tapped his head, and whispered something. Qibli's grandfather vanished again, as suddenly as he'd appeared.

Pike, Icicle, Flame, Onyx … if it wasn't one of them, who could it be?

My name is Deathbringer.

Or was your mission to poison the queen?

And whoever it was … was planning a murder.

It was almost a relief to be distracted by a NightWing assassin landing on top of the rock pile beside them.

Queen Scarlet is here?" Sunny

the dragon in the shadows whispered, and then he seemed to melt away, and when Six-Claws blinked, there was no one there at all.

Inside the hall, staring down at them: Darkstalker, wearing a crown made of twisted metal with sharp points.

We need him out of the kingdom," Snowflake suggested. "Or dead.

Wait," Moon said, catching up to him. "What are you saying? That Foeslayer … and Prince Arctic … they had eggs together? A NightWing and an IceWing?

She's here," she whispered. "She's in Icicle's mind. Shhhh.

This is ssssssssssssssssssoooooooo interesting, isn't it?" Snowfall strutted

Instead of trying to impress other dragons with opulence, they do it with mystery.