Chapter 804

• "Now," Persis continued, her lips tilting into a sharp, clinical smile that didn't reach her eyes. "Since my husband and I have spent the last fifteen years concerned with matters of actual consequence, I find I haven't had the time to memorize the roster of every adjacent branch on the map.”
• “To be perfectly blunt: I don’t care about your family history, and I have absolutely no idea what any of your names are."
• A collective intake of breath hissed through the room.