#despite appearances

his daughter, 30 years ago: he's a dentist :)

baur, like 10 years ago: no humans, my grandchildren.

sebek, now:

skully: :)

sebek: ...he's not a human anymore.

He padded over to the surviving man, who was looking around wildly. Six swords had become interlaced around his next as though he'd taken part in a rather energetic folk dance.

"Good morning," said Mr. Saveloy. "I should just point out that the Ghengiz here is, despite appearances, a remarkably honest man. He finds it hard to understand empty bravura. May I venture to suggest therefore that you refrain from phrases like 'I would rather die than betray my emperor' or 'Go ahead and do your worst' unless you really, really mean them. Should you wish for mercy, a simple hand signal will suffice. I strongly advise you not to nod."

“I love this. Because it's a Truth: you can be utterly ordinary and unnoticeable by our cultural standards -- AND be teeming with Magic. It's one of the tricks of the Divine.

[Thanks Leila L'Abate]

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"I want to sleep for a while, a moment, a minute, a century; but let everyone know that I am not dead."

- Federico Garcia Lorca

This makes me happy

Some people's powerful, storied lineages leave them fine china, or a sword, or just a lot of money. Blaze's left her Iblis.