The Priory of the Orange Tree (The Roots of Chaos, #1)

by Samantha Shannon

You said in your letters that they carried Yscali-made blades.’ ‘Yes. Parrying daggers, specifically, from Cárscaro.’ ‘Parrying daggers,’ Chassar repeated. ‘A strange choice of weapon for murder.’ ‘I thought the same. A weapon used for defence.’

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