Paelis the First személy

– Még mindig meg akarsz ölni?
Ezen elgondolkodtam egy keveset.
– Pillanatnyilag nincs ennél jobb ötletem.

96. oldal

As we left the smithy, Kest finally noticed Paelis.
‘Oh, hello,’ Kest said. ‘Who are you?’
The smithy was full of smoke and dust and the King coughed for a bit before he answered. ‘Paelis the First,’ he said. ‘Your King.’
‘Ah. That must be nice. Well, let’s go; I can see clouds up ahead.’

10 THE COMING OF THE GREATCOATS

Someone knocked at the door and I thought the woman would say something, but she just kept sewing. After a moment the knocking repeated.
‘It’s your damned bedroom,’ the woman called out. ‘Whose bloody permission are you waiting for?’
The door opened and the man from the night before – the King, I guess – entered the room. ‘Now if only I could get all my loyal subjects to treat me with such respect,’ he said jovially. ‘Most of the ones I encounter just want to kill me.’

8 TO MURDER A KING