“My place is not what you think, Lord Pensinata, and I’m tired of playing upstart. I will bend when bending is the best choice because yes: I am, for now, a silver-ranker. But I’m not just a silver-ranker. The messengers understand that; Soramir Rimaros understands that. The gods understand that. The day is coming, Lord Pensinata, when you will need to grow a Tom Selleck moustache or get out of my way.”
