They hadn't read as many stories as Malicia, and were rather more attached to the experience of real life, which is that when someone small and righteous takes on someone big and nasty, he is grilled bread product, very quickly.

“We're really good at it, Teppic thought. Mere animals couldn't possibly manage …”

“This somewhat surprised Dodger; no one had offered him a prayer before, as far …”

“Carrot started to clap.It wasn't the clap used by middlings to encourage underl…”

“There were only three times in your life when it was proper to come through the…”