The Curator was obviously shocked, and again Symat saw fierce resentment burn. But he persisted. ‘And what will you do if he refuses? After all your planning and preparations, to be thwarted now by the whim of a boy—’
‘I will start again,’ she said smoothly. ‘An Ascendent always has time. You should know that, Curator.’
-Resplendent, "The Siege of Earth"