� What would you say if I tortured you?� asked the bandit leader conversationally. Halla blinked at him. “Err…’ow,� probably? ‘Stop, stop, stop,� something like that?� What a bizarre question. What does he expect me to say? The bandit leader’s face took on an expression that Sarkis would have found immediately familiar. “I meant about being a wonderworker.� “Oh. I mean, it’s torture,� said Halla uncertainly. “I’ll probably say anything you want to make it stop. But I’m still not going to be able to make anyone invisible afterward, if that’s what you’re getting at. � � T. Kingfisher

� Halla went for a high note and Sarkis listened to make sure the song was the only thing being murdered. � � T. Kingfisher