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“Foundling. I am not insulting you, I am naming you for what you are.ALT
“Yes,” said the boy, “because you grew up servant to a murderer, in a tribe of murderers. You are, more than anything, a victim of the Ninth House.”ALT
be ready to listen. No price. No hidden motive. Just an invitation to become more than what you are now.” “Which is—?” Silas said, “The tool of your oppressors. The lock on your own collar.”ALT

re-listening to this bit in GtN and he might be an ass about it but u can’t deny that Silas Oktakiseron was THE realest dude at Canaan House bc has anyone ever been so frank with Gideon before or since this moment