Quotes About Loyalty

Ahhh," breathed the serpent, "to be desired by princes and kings. I am you, Tayven. I am the snake inside your pretty skin that bit them and poisoned their hearts.

Lily and Owen, he wanted to keep near him, and would not surrender them.

Give me your son, he would say to Louis, and Louis would obey.

Unaware of the discussion of his fate, Valraven Palindrake VI was sitting beneath one of the long testle tables, hidden by the tablecloth, in thrall to his uncle, Leonid.

Perhaps there was some truth in the implication Taropat had made. Merlan had taken Khaster's place in Tayven's mind. He was the weak and vulnerable one now, and Tayven felt he must help him as he couldn't have helped before.

You will need powerful friends in Magrast, as your father did. Your future lies here, Valraven.

Shem is opaque at the best of times, but I know he still feels confused. The role of divine kingship has been thrust upon him and I think part of him resents it." "As his vizier, he considers it your job to answer the questions in his heart." Daniel nodded with a sad smile. "That's true. I keep failing him.

Whether she was mad or not, she had helped him in an hour of need.

Gastern wants Valraven. Not in the sense Bayard does, but politically. Gastern is his father's favorite, but he's no fool. He knows that once Leonid goes, all hell will break loose. He'll need close allies, then. No Caradorean has ever been as close to the emperor as Valraven. You are a spiky lot. You do your duty, but you're always fighting the bit. Not Palindrake. He can be ridden without a bridle.

Being a friend to me might set you on a path you'll regret.

Go back to your people now. Your master wants you. He has waited a long time.

I'm changing, Daniel. I was drawn back to the city in spirit, and led the woman into the ancient land. She is a follower of mine. And yet an assassin.

Then I shall look upon you as my right-hand woman." "Left hand," said Emilia, lifting her glass. "Let's get that right.

No one other than Valraven Palindrake could lead the Magravandian army. He is its heart. He is like Bayard, Leonid's son, who is equally demonic. They deserve each other.

Behind him, his ancient Springer Spaniel sat on the wet grass, legs akimbo, slowly absorbing the drizzle.

Good boy. And while you're about tonight, go see if they've done a post mortem on that bloody dog yet. And don't spend all night in the arms of some prozzie down the docks. I'm not signing off any expense form with "blowjobs" on it.

When any political movement loses all sense of self and has no unifying theory of government, it ceases to function as a collective rooted in thought and becomes more like fans of a sports team. Asking the Republican Party today to agree on a definition of conservatism is like asking New York Giants fans to have a consensus opinion on the Law of the Sea Treaty.

They aren't voters using active intelligence or participants in a civil democracy; they are fans. Their role is to cheer and fund their team and trash-talk whatever team is on the other side.

How do you abandon deeply held beliefs about character, personal responsibility, foreign policy, and the national debt in a matter of months? You don't. The obvious answer is those beliefs weren't deeply held. In the end, the Republican Party rallied behind Donald Trump because if that was the deal needed to regain power, what was the problem? Because it had always been about power.

Give me blood and I will give you freedom

Release Lady Mirabelle and the kitten or I'll run you through, skewering your belly, pinching out your life.

Kiriwar: "I thought I smelled shit stinking up the hallway." Shiki: "I butchered a hyena...maybe that's why. That's what you do to a dog that betrays its master's wishes, right?

How can you speak to your father like that? He's your hero," Camellia said, favoring her husband with a final smile as he departed to register himself as Perveen's advocate. "How many fathers can stand up for their daughters in such a manner?

Enough! I've known Alice for almost four years, and I would never use her for gain. Our friendship stands apart from family politics, business, and everything else.