The World According to Sharpe #8
I believe most strongly that those who wish to be invited to Court should be shriven by a priest first. It is only a matter of time before they are brought down by the intrigues and plots of that serpent’s pit.
If luck is with them, all they lose is their fortunes. If not, their lives - or, worst of all - those of their family members. I have borne witness to terrible events visited unto those proud noble families, and all the wealth and power in the world is not worth the risk of watching your kin die horribly before you.
If luck is with them, all they lose is their fortunes. If not, their lives - or, worst of all - those of their family members. I have borne witness to terrible events visited unto those proud noble families, and all the wealth and power in the world is not worth the risk of watching your kin die horribly before you.