Joe Abercrombie The First - Law Trilogy

A twig snapped in the dark.

Ferro stopped sharpening. “Whose face?” joe abercrombie the first law trilogy

Logen stared into the fire. The flames flickered, and for just a moment, he saw a face in them. Bethod’s. Or the Bloody-Nine’s. Hard to tell the difference anymore. A twig snapped in the dark

“You do.” Now she looked up. Her eyes were yellow slits, the color of old hatred. “Like a pig with a stone in its throat.” and for just a moment

Glokta’s eyes glittered. “Yours, if you’re not careful. Now eat your rabbit. We leave in an hour. The First of the Magi is tired of waiting, and when wizards get impatient, men get dead.”