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...He gets asked to be a guard for the formal presentation because he has a beard...because the guest's religion says beards make you trustworthy and "don't ask me why, I don't know, it's mythology" (p.48)...
I should have known better than to pick this up. I'm definitely not part of the target audience. I can handle some weak world building but come on, surely there was a better reason for the plot?!
— Feb 26, 2026 01:25AM
I should have known better than to pick this up. I'm definitely not part of the target audience. I can handle some weak world building but come on, surely there was a better reason for the plot?!
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Taia
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I tried to give this another go, sat down, started reading again and then had to stop when they got to the reception. The main character noted how the guards protecting the main guests were wearing harnesses instead of breastplates...
— Feb 28, 2026 06:47PM
