"What hope do you speak of? There isn't any in the world, nor was there ever. Evil and sorrow are masters of o

"What hope do you speak of? There isn't any in the world, nor was there ever. Evil and sorrow are masters of our lives. Let's get this over with. Either I kill you and get the last grain of dust for the Apology — or you kill me and carry the memory of Nyrissa and her despair with you, for the rest of your brief life!"