Twelve Months

- И все время нужно учиться чему-то новому.

• Все время?
• Перестанешь учиться - начнешь умирать

- If it’s working, I should be able to tell, and we’ll back off

• If? Should? There are more conditionals in that statement than I prefer
• That’s magic for you, I did say it would probably be dangerous
• Probably,” she muttered. - More conditional statements

Most of my people don’t mind if one lies, cheats, swindles, and betrays, but they have very firm opinions on the concept of being caught doing it. It’s a sign of weakness

Мне случалось вести подобные разговоры с тяжеловесами вроде вас. Они мертвы. А я - еще нет

“I don’t suppose it’s occurred to you that I might be concerned about you using magic to subjugate me in a similar fashion...
“God,” I mused. “I’d hate to think of the job I’d do on you if I tried it. My psychomancy is less subtle than most pile drivers. I’d make a mess of you.”
“I am, if possible, even more horrified than I was when I first considered the idea,” Lara said wryly. “Thank you.”

You still think that society, civilization, law, these imaginary fortresses you’ve constructed, are something solid. They can vanish in a day. I’ve seen it. Over and over... And sometimes I forget that you’re young enough to have grown up in that. That you see a largely peaceful world as normal. It isn’t. Peace is easy to lose. Hard to get back.

A wizard is never late. He arrives as soon as he's dealt with his PTSD