“How can you understand?” Attolia asked as she turned to face Eugenides’s queen. “He hasn’t lied to you.” Eddis looked at her, surprise showing in her face. “Of course he has,” she said. “He lies to you?” Attolia asked. “Constantly,” said Eddis. “He lies to himself. If Eugenides talked in his sleep, he’d lie then, too.”
