He looked at their shabby clothes in puzzlement. “We were traveling an…

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He looked at their shabby clothes in puzzlement. “We were traveling anonymously for safety—” explained the magus. “But surely—” “—and then we were robbed on the road.” “Ah,” said the king, “the danger in being anonymous. ✨ Megan Whalen Turner (2010). A Conspiracy of Kings, Greenwillow
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