Joe Abercrombie The First Law Trilogy -

Logen stared into the fire. The flames flickered, and for just a moment, he saw a face in them. Bethod’s. Or the Bloody-Nine’s. Hard to tell the difference anymore.

“Admiring gets your throat cut while you sleep.” joe abercrombie the first law trilogy

“You’re staring,” she said, not looking up. Logen stared into the fire

The mud had a name, but Logen Ninefingers couldn’t remember it. Didn’t matter. Mud was mud. It sucked at his boots, it splattered his coat, and if you fell in it face-first, it drowned you just the same as any other. and for just a moment

Ferro snorted. Glokta laughed—a wet, joyless sound.

But he said it with a sliver of respect. In the Circle of the World, that was as close to love as you ever got.