“The dressmakers have just arrived from Shylon; they are coming here to display their goods.’‘Really, that’s lovely.’‘I was wondering if I could have some money, please.’ ‘What’s the point in having your own money if you’re just going to spend mine?’ ‘Yeah, but the amount of dresses I’m planning to buy, I might not have enough.’ ‘Then buy an amount you can afford.’ Ratilla responded bearing an expression of incredulity. ‘Oh Rat.’ Tizi said as she pouted, conjuring a mournful expression. ‘I just want to look pretty, what will they say if the wife of the Imperial Chancellor is clothed in rags? I’m only trying to play my part as the wife of the great Ratilla.’ Tizi said, her eyes full of misery, as Ratilla shook his head and chuckled.”
A.H. Septimius“Everything has changed, and nothing has altered. Oh, what a fate.”
A.H. Septimius“The ambition of men compels them to break even the most heartfelt vows.”
A.H. Septimius“Crowns are hourly tumbling.”
A.H. Septimius, Crowns Of Amara: The Return Of The Oracle