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“I am going to give you orders.' 'Oh, indeed,' he said. On his brow, the gold crown of Elfhame caught the light of the sunset. I took a breath and began. 'You're never to deny me an audience or give an order to keep me from your side.' 'Whysoever would I want you to leave my side?' he asked, voice dry. 'And you may never order me arrested or imprisoned or killed,' I said, ignoring him. 'Not hurt. Not even detained.' 'What about asking a servant to put a very sharp pebble in your boot?' he asked, expression annoyingly serious.” — Holly Black
I am going to give you orders.'
'Oh, indeed,' he said. On his brow, the gold crown of Elfhame caught the light of the sunset.
I took a breath and began. 'You're never to deny me an audience or give an order to keep me from your side.'
'Whysoever would I want you to leave my side?' he asked, voice dry.
'And you may never order me arrested or imprisoned or killed,' I said, ignoring him. 'Not hurt. Not even detained.'
'What about asking a servant to put a very sharp pebble in your boot?' he asked, expression annoyingly serious.