Crown of Ice and Fire

I'm not queazy.
I know what blood looks and feels like. I see it everyday when I fix wounds, and at night when I inflict the injuries by the same hands. You would think that I would hate myself more for killing to survive, but I don't. After watching the life being drained from my parents and being forced to run for my life at six years old I knew that life was a wicked sort of game. I had to seek refuge, and the only refuge I found was among the thieves and assassins. With that kind of influence you learn a few things about survival.