The Last Necromancer (The Ministry of Curiosities, #1)

by C.J. Archer

If he wanted to keep a close eye on me, I might as well annoy him. It was my duty as his prisoner.

"You kidnapped me, held me prisoner, and want my necromancy magic for reasons I can't yet fathom, and yet I should have trusted you enough to tell you my greatest secret?"

"If I were you, I'd keep quiet. Say the wrong thing and I might change my mind, and you are not very good at saying the right thing, in my opinion."

"You say I'm stubborn, but you are positively obstinate."