The Tyrant Baru Cormorant (The Masquerade, #3)

by Seth Dickinson

“I saw you at the embassy—” “I saw you!” “—I had to burn the grounds, I thought I’d killed you—” “—you did the right thing, it was Kettling—” “—I had to talk to you, I had to know—” “—I’m here, I’m here, please, but let’s get away, let’s go.”