You have indeed been very good to me. It seems a little while since the camels came to Argun-Zeerith by the iris marshes, the camels with the gold-hung palanquin, and the bells above their heads, high up in the air, the silver bridal bells. It seems a very little while ago. I did not know how swift the end would come.
King Karnos:
What end? To whom is the end coming?
Queen:
Do not be troubled. We should not let Fate trouble us. The World and its daily cares, ah, they are frightful: but Fate—I smile at Fate. Fate cannot hurt us if we smile at it.
King Karnos:
What end do you say is coming?
Queen:
I do not know. Something that has been shall soon be no more.
King Karnos: