- Mikulas Vir: With respect, Mr. Millworthy, if you plan to last long in politics, I advise you to develop an ulterior motive. Preferably two or three.
- Darius: So, you and the missus, settling down, then?
- Rycroft Philostrate: The missus, she'd rather get winged than settle down.
- Darius: Miserable sod like you... can't say that I blame her.
- Vignette Stonemoss: Sorry, Philo. But you can't fix this by following the rules. Rules weren't made for us.
- Rycroft Philostrate: So you came all this way to ask me to keep my trap shut.
- Runyan Millworthy: No. To ask you to trust me.
- Rycroft Philostrate: I'll keep my trap shut.
- Mikulas Vir: I had been given to understand that you've spent your short political career advocating for the rights of the fae. Dear me, huh? I must get better spies.
- Boz Ghaidos: The only help any of us lot are ever gonna get from the Burgue is more boots up our arses.
- Jonah Breakspear: Did you know that the Black Raven planned to disrupt our reception?
- Runyan Millworthy: No, sir, I did not.
- Jonah Breakspear: Are you sure?
- Runyan Millworthy: I have never been more surprised in my life. And my life has been... quite surprising.