Pino First Glance

Pino First GlanceEdvard Munch The Girls on the BridgeMartin Johnson Heade Rio de Janeiro BayUnknown Artist Brent Lynch Coastal Drive
Terry Pratchett
with entire countries who get belligerent after one drink, and entire kingdoms who Have Broken Off Diplomatic Relations after what the Crown Prince Said About Our Sharon. Verence had managed to work that all out, but then there were the species to consider. Trolls and dwarfs got on all right in Lancre by the simple expedient of having nothing to do with one another, but too many of them under one roof, especially if drink was flowing, and espe-cially if it was flowing “They might give me answers. And then what would I do?”
“What did Granny want to talk to you about?”
“Oh . . . you know . .. things ...”
“It wasn’t about.. . sex, was it?”
Verence suddenly looked like a man who had been in the direction of the dwarfs, and people would Be Breaking People’s Arms Off because of what, more or less, Their Ancestors Said About Our Sharon.And then there’s other things .. .“How’s the girl they brought in?”“I’ve told Millie to keep an eye on her. What are they doing, those two?”“I don’t know.”You’re king, aren’t you?”Verence shifted uneasily.“But they’re witches. I don’t like to ask them questions.”“Why not?”