“Well, shit,” Lift said. “You heard that from Zahel, haven’t you?” Wit said, his eyes growing distant. “Why do people keep saying that?” “Rosharans don’t use that particular word as an epithet,” Wit said, his expression still strange as he turned in a slow circle. “You’re only going to confuse people.” “The best words are the ones most people don’t understand.” “That is literally the opposite of how language should function.”
