The King's Captive Quotes

“She’s my cat,” Noctus said. “That doesn’t give you some weird bond with her that surpasses the abilities of magic,” Aristide said. “Tell him, Charon.” “Sir is very capable and skilled,” Charon said. “I can imagine with as much power as he has, even if it is restrained, it would be possible for him to form a bond with Ama.” “Charon, that was the opposite of helpful,” Aristide said. “You’re fired from being the secondary voice of reason for our rag-tag band.”
― K.M. Shea, The King's Captive

“(Fleeing for your life is an excellent motivator for a lifetime of general physical fitness.)”
― K.M. Shea, The King's Captive

“No—no high fives! I purposely looked away.”
― K.M. Shea, The King's Captive

“Giving up my sour attitude, I sighed. “That’s my Amalourne,” he said as he rubbed my other leg. I looked away from him. “Don’t be like that, Amalourne,” Noctus said. “This will make you feel better.” My ears twitched. It will not!”
― K.M. Shea, The King's Captive

“I recognized the room from my late-night non-fiction reading adventures at Book Nookery as a 'drawing room', because family rooms were for peasants.”
― K.M. Shea, The King's Captive

“Soaked from my nose to the tip of my tail, I sat in a plastic bin he’d put in the giant kitchen sink and glared up at him. This is so ridiculous. Not only had I failed in getting him to take the collar off—he wouldn’t even remove it now that I was sopping wet—he’d been concerned enough about Ker’s flea comments that he’d subjected me to a flea bath!”
― K.M. Shea, The King's Captive

“Would you like us to stop and search for her?” “What?” Aristide shouted. “He’s listening to a podcast,” Charon said.”
― K.M. Shea, The King's Captive

“Trash griffins were pint-sized griffins with the head, chest, and front feet of a pigeon, and the body, back legs, and tail of a raccoon.”
― K.M. Shea, The King's Captive