Witches knew that mysterious omens were around all the time. The world was always very nearly drowning in mysterious omens. You just had to pick the one that was convenient.

“Hrun the Barbarian, who was practilly an academic by Hub standards in that he c…”

“They were small, brightly coloured, happy little creatures who secreted some of…”

“Well, there were plenty of things to do; there always were. There was no end to…”

“Besides…where Rincewind went’ – he lowered his voice – ‘trouble followed behind…”