The Hand That Mocked Them

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"Primarily through testing the reactivity of a demon's body parts to different chemicals."
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"Interesting. And how did you reach the right combination?"
"The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that." -Karis Nemik

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"Trial and error."
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"Well done, then."
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"The work was not all mine," he said absently.
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"You had a partner?"
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"Yes. I worked with him and my mentor in the beginning, but then my mentor was needed for other matters, so the majority of the work was done by him and I."
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"Who was your partner?"
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"No one important. Just another scholar who studied under my master." Ezeren would kill him if he'd heard him say that.
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"Named...?"
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Kivvien shook his head. "What does it matter?"
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He shrugged. "I'm just curious about your connections. Honesty was what we agreed on, right?"
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"I have connections through to the queen herself. There's hardly a person of status whom I cannot reach for reasons of import."
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He blinked. "Well. That's quite fascinating!"
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"It should hardly matter to you."
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she slept with wolves without fear, for the wolves knew there was a lion among them.
— r.m. drake