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"They will not pass a test that belongs to the people who built this city. And if they pass," he added, the word passing from quiet plan to iron promise, "they will not enjoy the road out."
"Sir," the steward said, which meant you were speaking like a fool with coins.
"I will speak to Cousin Varne in the morning," Fartray continued and repeated his old statement. "He sits near Master Hale more than most. He can ask if the void magic is safe in a room with other people. He can suggest it is not. He can remind them that donors do not like risk. He can ask small rules to be moved. Doors can be closed by small rules."
The steward said nothing. He was paid to understand how rooms moved. He was also paid to know what could not be moved without breaking something you would miss later.
