The mace prodded Will in the back again. That little habit was starting to annoy him and he … - John Flanagan

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If you tell them what they want to hear, they don't bother to try to see.

John Flanagan

The mace prodded Will in the back again. That little habit was starting to annoy him and he was tempted to take the weapon from the sergeant major and do a little prodding of his own.

Annoying, Habit, Littles, Mace, Prodding, Weapons

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[Will]'d barely been asleep a few minutes when Halt's voice woke him. 'Will? Are you asleep?'. . . 'I was,' he said, a little indignantly. 'I'm not now. ' 'Good,' Halt replied, a trifle smugly. 'Serves you right.

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Horace, when you get older, try to avoid being saddled with an apprentice. Not only are they a damned nuisance, but apparently they constantly feel the need to get the better of their masters. They’re bad enough when they’re learning. But when they graduate, they become unbearable. [The Kings of Clonmel Pg. 268]

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But. . . what if I mistime it?" Gilan smiled widely. "Well, in that case, I'll probably lop your head off your shoulders. " Horace and Gilan

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You're dropping the bow hand as you release," he called, although Halt certainly wasn't. His mentor looked around, saw him, and replied pithily, "I believe your grandmother needs lessons in sucking eggs.

Believe, Eggs, Grandmother, Hand, Hands

All we could get out of them was that they were taking us to 'Kurokuma'. We didn't know if that was a place or a person. What does it mean, by the way?' 'I'm told it's a term of great respect,' Horace said, unwilling to admit that he didn't know.

Doe, Know, Mean, Person, Taking, Way

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