“It is more than revenge I want,” the Harlequin said quietly. “What?” The Harlequin, a handsome man, smiled at Sir Simon, though there was no warmth in the smile. “Power,” he answered very calmly. “With power, Sir Simon, comes privilege and with privilege, wealth. What are kings,” he asked, “but men who have risen high? So we shall rise too, and use the defeat of kings as the rungs of our ladder.”
