Late but whatever, I’m gonna finish this >:|
This year is pretty much going to be a love letter to the Queen’s Thief series by Megan Whalen Turner.
P.S. The deep dive into Byzantine-Ottoman-Turkish clothing and architecture has been real and consuming 😂
P.P.S. Please don’t re-post to another site!
“Standing in front of Costis, with her back to the others in the hallway, Phresine held out a gold seal ring, set with a carved ruby.
“Come with me, please, Lieutenant,” she said.
Costis shook his head, surprised. He couldn’t leave the king’s door.
She looked up at him gravely and lifted the ring a little higher. It was the seal ring of the Queen of Attolia. Holding it, Phresine spoke with the voice of the queen. To disobey her was to disobey a direct order from the queen.”
- Megan Whalen Turner, King of Attolia