Moments from Son of the Black Sword

Rada's Wrong Genre Savvy plan to meet Devedas. Sorry, Rada...this isn't a romance novel.
This exchange:
"One of your order suspected him of smuggling and stabbed him through the heart."
"Was he guilty?"
"Yes, but that's beside the point."
Ashok crashes into a workers' house during the final battle, and, realizing that he is breaking The Law by doing so, almost stops in mid-fight to apologize.

Moments from House of Assassins

Jagdish's response to an order from a Physical God ordering them to a new course of action: "Oceans, woman, you could just have asked nicely."
The Librarian-Historian feud...which Rada herself can't understand, it's clear that the Librarians have the best order...
Kabir explaining to Thera that her erstwhile teacher, Omkar is a terrible, clumsy assassin who barely ever gets sent out on missions any more...and then has to clarify that "clumsy" does not refer to physical handicap, but because Omkar is too sadistic and takes too much time and pleasure killing his victims. This later makes a difference in the plot, and is the reason Keta's group survives long enough for Javed to show up

Rada attempting to convince Harta Vadal to spare Jagdish by comparing him to a wise leader who sent a man undercover to join the Bandit King.
Harta Vadal: "I don't recall that history."
Rada: "It's from a romance."
Jagdish: [thinks] ''I am going to die.''
Karno grabbing one of the Witch Hunters in tiger form by the tail, before it has a chance to sink its claws into Rada's horse. When Rada glimpses over her shoulder she sees an almost human look of surprise on the tiger's face.