“They killed you,” said Aiglamene.

“Crime of opportunity,” said the corpse prince. And: “Don’t tell Crux—I absolutely, positively cannot give him the f**king satisfaction.”

Aiglamene shoved her square in the chest, with the palm of one gloved hand; Kiriona tottered a little and wheezed, “Don’t—that’s where my heart used to be,” but the old soldier’s gaze had already fallen upon Nona.

 

Nona the Ninth - Day Five, Chapter Thirty-One