Arianne led her queen-to-be to the final member of her little band. He seems to enjoy being dead. I never was. She thought that was some stupid lie till Talea said it too.
It would be very easy to get lost here, she realized. He drew out the key and put it in the stranger's hand, feeling light-headed, almost giddy. Upriver, the domes and towers of the Citadel rose on both sides of the river, connected by stone bridges crowded with halls and houses. Nute raised no objection: he had passed out drunk some time ago.
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