"I travel the country in secret, without servants, so I can see it for myself — not from a carriage window, bu

"I travel the country in secret, without servants, so I can see it for myself — not from a carriage window, but face-to-face with the people. My family would never approve, of course — but then, I never asked. I need to know Brevoy if I'm going to rule a part of it someday."