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#6 - Nikolai Lantsov, King of Scars

He looked up at the honeycomb ceiling, blew out a long breath. “I think I can fix it”, he said at last. “I’ve always known Ravka is broken, and I’ve seen the way it breaks people in return. The wars never cease. The trouble never stops. But I can’t help believing that somehow, I’ll find a way to outsmart all of the kings who came before and set this country right.” He shook his head and laughed. “It is the height of arrogance.”