Notes

1 “I had nothing. I was nothing. I sold my flesh to survive. Today, my flesh belongs to my Queen.”

2 “What did I say? What did I do? I flattered, I promised, I bared my skin and soul to my beloved Atziri. I did everything but offer to die for her. Is that where I went wrong?”

3 “A ring. Plated, not even solid silver. That's all I took. Now I'm stuffed full of gems and destined for the block. For palming a wretched, half-crown ring.”

4 “I am but a crude reflection of our Queen of Endless Beauty. I die today so that all of Vaal may bask in her Radiance tomorrow.”

5 “I should have drawn the last breath from him. Yet all I did was draw his blood. Doryani will take my head in the morning and I have my shaking hands
to thank for it.”

6 “I was to wither away in darkness. My queen has brought me into the light. I would have lived in ugliness. Now I may die in Beauty.”

7 “Our Queen has demanded we look into the gems for our salvation. We see ourselves reflected in those facets, twisted beyond recognition.”

8 “There was no escape for me. Should our Queen and her thaumaturge succeed, there will be no escape for anyone.”

9 “For seven years I advised. For seven years she listened. Today, she would not. Now my blood will be but another drop in an ocean that will drown this land.”

10 “Queen Atziri forfeited her sovereignty the day that she chose to murder her people.”

11 “Atziri is my love and my life. I give one so that I might have the other for all eternity.”

12 “Atziri promises us eternal life. The only eternity we shall have is in the memories of the barbarians that shall plant their crops on our graves.”