Teaser Tuesday - The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just:
* Grab your current read
* Open to a random page
* Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
* BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
* Share the title and author, too, so that other Teaser Tuesday participants can add the book to their To Be Read (TBR) Lists if they like your teasers!

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I started reading The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms last week and this week I've almost finished it.  It's very intriguing and I'm quite enjoying it!

The Tease:

""You should abstain from drinking more often, Cousin," I said softly.
Relad smiled, utterly without humor.  "It wasn't intentional, I assure you.  It's just that impending death tends to sour even the best wine."
I understood completely."

 -The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin

What's your Tease?