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“It’s hard to be friends without trust.”

Don’t be angry, Finnula had said, be smart.

Bastard. Most men, she’d decided, were bastards of varying degrees.

“When you shatter the chains of this world and forge the next, remember that art is as vital as food to a kingdom. Without it, a kingdom is nothing, and will be forgotten by time. I have amassed enough money in my miserable life to not need any more—so you will understand me clearly when I say that wherever you set your throne, no matter how long it takes, I will come to you, and I will bring music and dancing.”

I enjoyed it, because I thought it was better to be someone’s pawn than nothing at all.

“I don’t make threats. Only promises.”