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“We did not send for you, and we do not need you!' Randalin begins, clearly intending to give some servant- probably Fand- the tongue-lashing he wishes he could bestow on my person. Then he blanches and lurches to his feet.

The High King stands in the doorway. His eyebrows rise, and a malicious smile pulls at the corners of his mouth. 'Many think that, but few are bold enough to say it to my face.”
― Holly Black, The Queen of Nothing

“I could worn Randalin that he ought to be afraid of the way that Cardan is looking at him.

Cardan turns to me, and some of the heat of his anger is still in his eyes. 'Jude, would you give me and the councilor a moment alone? I have a few things I would like to urge him to consider. And Grima Mog has brought you soup.'

'I don't need anyone to help me tell Randalin that this is my home and my land and that I am going nowhere and relinquishing nothing.'

'And yet,' Cardan says, clamping his hand on the back of the councilor's throat, 'there are still some things I would say to him.'

Randalin allows Cardan to hustle him into one of the other royal parlours. Cardan's voice goes low enough for me to not make out the words, but the silky menace of his tone is unmistakable.”
― Holly Black, The Queen of Nothing

“I could warn Randalin that he ought to be afraid of the way that Cardan is looking at him.

Cardan turns to me, and some of the heat of his anger is still in his eyes. 'Jude, would you give me and the councilor a moment alone? I have a few things I would like to urge him to consider. And Grima Mog has brought you soup.'

'I don't need anyone to help me tell Randalin that this is my home and my land and that I am going nowhere and relinquishing nothing.'

'And yet,' Cardan says, clamping his hand on the back of the councilor's throat, 'there are still some things I would say to him.'

Randalin allows Cardan to hustle him into one of the other royal parlours. Cardan's voice goes low enough for me to not make out the words, but the silky menace of his tone is unmistakable.”
― Holly Black, The Queen of Nothing