Oh gods, stairs.

“The flat top of the hill was scattered with the bodies of dead men in the unifo…”

“The queen was settling on the edge of the bed, ungainly with hesitation and at …”

“Today, she had yielded the sovereignty of her country to Eugenides, who had giv…”

“She met the magus's stunned look with a smile. "The Thieves of Eddis have alway…”