“Orphan? Humph!’ she growled. ‘I’m a princess, not an orphan. And I have a grandmamma. And my grandmamma is a queen, so you’d better be careful. When I tell her you wanted to give me the strap, my grandmamma will order your head chopped off, you’ll see.’ ‘Ghastly! Ciri, have mercy!’ ‘Not a chance!’ ‘But you’re a good little girl. And beheading hurts awfully. You won’t say anything, will you?’ ‘I will.’ ‘Ciri.’ ‘I will, I will, I will! Afraid, are you?’ ‘Dreadfully. You know, Ciri, you can die from having your head cut off.’ ‘Are you mocking me?’ ‘I wouldn’t dream of it.”
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Andrzej Sapkowski,
Sword of Destiny
