"You have a callsign already?”
“Red Banshee,” I say.
“It’s rude to start a friendship with lies,” he replies. “What is it really? You can be honest with me.”
I grimace. “Truffle Pig.”
“Oh dear.” A smile creeps across his face. “You really shouldn’t have told me that.”
--Light Bringer, Red Rising
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