"Are you manageable? Are you going to be able to give him up when the time comes?" (Prologue, p. 18).

"We killed a wizard, and if word of that gets back to the council" (Chapter 1, p. 29).

"I will pull your feathers, little bird. I will remove your petals, one by one, and leave you screaming" (Chapter 3, p. 66).

"I'm only going to tell you what you need to know, because the man we saw could easily force things out of you" (Chapter 4, p. 77).

"Wizards are more powerful than enchanters, because of their use of spoken charms" (Chapter 5, p. 111).

"Why is it necessary to have a rule that only live warriors can be used in battle?" (Chapter 8, p. 153).

"From a wizard perspective, the other guilds are a servant class with specific talents. Those who believe look on them as property, and therefore a tradable commodity" (Chapter 8, p. 157).

"I've never seen anyone...