Excerpt: The Jealousy Glass

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Do you ever just have those moments where you write or read something and think "well, that just sort of summed it all up"? I think I just had one of those with this little paragraph (unedited, of course):

"How interesting, however, the three that survived." She tapped her finger against her chin. "A cleric who believes that his people killed their own God. A scion from a noble house that hasn't been seen in Anjdur for centuries. And… you." Irena leaned back, clasping her hands together and resting them against her lap. "What are you, Asahel Soames? An insult or a threat?"