Indeed. For it to go so smoothly, he has spent time amassing both power and loyalty.
Sixty? [Now would be an ill time to make jest, so he can only take Istredd at his word. He hardly looks half so young.] I see. I cannot claim the same, and I do not know Thorne magic, but I can aid you if force is preferable... unlikely though it is.
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Sixty? [Now would be an ill time to make jest, so he can only take Istredd at his word. He hardly looks half so young.] I see. I cannot claim the same, and I do not know Thorne magic, but I can aid you if force is preferable... unlikely though it is.