“But ma’am, if you can, in fact, make people invisible, surely you can see why that is a skill that I would be interested in making use of.” Halla wrinkled her nose. “No,” she said after a moment. “I can’t.” He tilted his head. “I’m a bandit.” “Yes,” said Halla, “but you’re a highwayman. You want people to believe you have superior numbers so that they give you their money without a fight. Making someone invisible would just mean that they were more likely to fight you, wouldn’t it? And you can’t very well have an invisible person stop travelers in the middle of the road. They’d just get run
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