mashamorevna: “Surely I am a better mistress to serve?” “You are more beautiful, Your Majesty.” The
mashamorevna: “Surely I am a better mistress to serve?” “You are more beautiful, Your Majesty.” The queen smiled again before I finished. “But she is more kind.” So much for discretion. The smile disappeared. You could have heard a pin drop onto the stone floor as her alabaster cheeks flushed red. No one could ever accuse the queen of Attolia of being kind. ― (Megan Whalen Turner, The Thief) -- source link