Red Seas Under Red Skies (Gentleman Bastard, #2)

by Scott Lynch

“Crooked Warden,” Locke muttered under his breath, speaking quickly. “A glass poured on the ground for a stranger without friends. Lord of gallants and fools, ease this man’s passage to the Lady of the Long Silence. This was a hell of a way to die. Do this for me and I’ll try not to ask for anything for a while. I really do mean that this time.”

“Any man can fart in a closed room and say that he commands the wind,”