They blew up a library. A library, Kai. They haven’t just offended me, they have attacked and insulted every single citizen of this place who used th… - Genevieve Cogman

What business is it of mine if they should want to kill each other? I'd say they both show excellent judgement."
"Sounds about right to me," Evariste said harshly. "Not my circus, not my monkeys. If they want to tear each other to bits, they can get on with it, and good luck to them.

She’d thought the situation couldn’t get much worse. She’d been wrong. The situation could always get worse.

I dislike the fact that she treated you like a servant," Kai commented. His voice had an undertone to it that promised reprisals.
"Leave it for the moment," Irene said wearily. "I'm not going to waste my time feeling insulted. And don't you think we've got more serious problems to consider? Much more serious problems?