“Nodding, Cery strode to the door and stepped through. Though the burly guards eyes him suspiciously, Cery smiled back. Never make enemies of someone's lackeys, his father had taught him. Better still, make them like you a lot.”

—  Trudi Canavan, book The Magicians' Guild

Source: The Magicians' Guild

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