digitalbusker quoted The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson (Mistborn, #2)
The impossible has been accomplished. The Lord Ruler -- the man who claimed to be …
"She's loony," Spook said.
— The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson (Mistborn, #2) (68%)
Admittedly we haven't gotten a lot of time with Spook in this book, but he seems uncharacteristically fatalistic in this scene. Probably his old crush becoming a loose cannon is hitting him hard.