Crabs thought he walked sideways. One day a tortoise will learn how to fly. History, contrary to popular theories, is kings and dates and battles. Brother Preptil, the master of the music, had described Brutha's voice as putting him in mind of a disappointed vulture arriving too late at the dead donkey. There's very good eating on one of these, you know.
Pets are always a great help in times of stress.
And in times of starvation too, o'course. Words are the litmus paper of the minds. The labyrinth of Ephebe is ancient and full of one hundred and one amazing things you can do with hidden springs, razor-sharp knives, and falling rocks. But not words. Bishops move diagonally.