Temeraire: What do you think, Iskierka?

Iskierka: What do I think? What madness is this? What is happening to you!

Temeraire: "It's quite impressive. It started after I read one of the ancient scrolls in the Chinese Imperial Library. I can feel myself getting more intelligent by the minute. I think I can even read minds now.

Iskierka: "Impossible. If you could you know that I'm about to say..."

Both at once: "...you look like a freak."

Temeraire: "Told you."