A Practical Guide to Conquering the World (The Siege, #3)

by K.J. Parker

Wherever I’ve gone, I’ve always still been me, and some obstacles are too much even for geography to overcome.

He didn’t say anything and I let well alone. Once you’ve planted an idea, you don’t want to kill it by overwatering.

The Great King is no fool. Why keep a dog, he reasons, and bark yourself?