Juliet Marillier book Wildwood Dancing
Variant: If a man has to say trust me, Gogu conveyed, it's a sure sign you cannot. Trust him, that is. Trust is a thing you know without words.
Source: Wildwood Dancing
“Three things never trust in-
The maiden sworn as pure,
The vows a king has given,
And an ambush that is sure.”
— Mercedes Lackey, book By the Sword
Source: By the Sword
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The maiden sworn as pure,
The vows a king has given,
And an ambush that is sure." by Mercedes Lackey?
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