And you would know so much about women, locked up in your castle.""Locked up with eight wives. And sometimes I make house calls for my bargainers. There's many a lovely woman desperate enough to bargain with me." This idea had never occurred to me before. "You touch another woman and I'll cut your hands off," I snapped.He looked delighted. "I thought you were afraid of hurting me.

You will honor my mother or I will break this bottle over your head

You were sent here to die. You were the one that was not needed, was not wanted, and they sent you here because they knew you would never come back.

Tonight you need to learn about your duties.”I know my duty, I wanted to say, but followed her silently. I had borne Aunt Telomache’s preaching for years; it couldn’t get any worse now.“Your wifely duties,” she added, opening the door to my room, and I realized that it could get infinitely worse.

How did you make Shade into your shadow?" I asked. "Do you remember?"The question broke the mood; in a moment Ignifex was back on his feet, all grace and half smiles and narrowed eyes."I didn't make him. I've always had a shadow, like everyone else. And I hate him because he's a fool and a coward and he tries to steal my wives."Those last words were so unexpected that I laughed. Then Ignifex raised an eyebrow and I realized that he was serious, at least as much as he ever was.