Eddis, Attolia, Sounis

I like this. I'm not sure I buy it as a direct reference -- the phrase itself is in more common use, and in general can serve as a class reference, reminding us that Costis comes from a richer family. But the Attolia series is definitely in that Ruritanian tradition, and I like how it first sets a stage, and then upends it, because Eugenides isn't a gentleman anymore; he's a royal, and the rules are different for him. But then Eugenides has his own take on these rules, both the ones for kingship and the ones for gentlemen, and the ones for cripples.