"My elder sister, Nyrissa... she is the mistress of half-truths, exploiting hopes and weaknesses of others wit

"My elder sister, Nyrissa... she is the mistress of half-truths, exploiting hopes and weaknesses of others with her words. All it took to control Armag was some books and legends about his 'great destiny'. All it took to control Tristian was deceiving him into thinking it was Nyrissa who deprived him of his holy gift, she who cursed him with a mortal body..."