The Ragpicker King (The Chronicles of Castellane, #2)

by Cassandra Clare

His lips twisted into a sneer. “All we ever wanted?” he echoed. “You seem to be positing a sort of conspiracy of kindness. A group of people who lied to me with the best intentions. All while you warn me of a conspiracy of unkindness, an opposing group who lied to me with bad intentions. Pardon me if I see little difference between the two.”