“I’m the Duke of Riverside. I build things here and pretty much keep the peace, and discourage certain behaviors. If you think all that has been achieved through entirely civil and lawful means, you’ve had your head in a bucket.”

— Ellen Kushner, book The Privilege of the Sword

Part IV, Chapter V (p. 385)
The Privilege of the Sword (2006)

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