“It takes great concentration to wield magic in a controlled fashion,” he said. “Impressive given that you’ve had no training. And you did it with nothing but food and candlewax. Truly amazing. Of course, it means we’ll have to watch you eat from now on, and search your quarters regularly for anything bearing pigment.”
Why is it that all the protagonists in books are unbearably dumb? I understand that authors must toss believable obstacles in front of them but why make them stupid?
