How to Avoid Death on a Daily Basis
You should try everything once, except for incest and morris dancing.
“That, ah, that was a misunderstanding, sir. No offence meant.” His smile had turned into a fixed grimace. The blinking-rate shot up. “The Guildmaster came in earlier. I signed him in myself.”
It was quite liberating to act the bully and watch people cower before me. I could see the appeal — as long as they didn’t call my bluff.
“No problem,” I said, like I was letting him off the hook. “Now, inform them that I’m here and waiting. My name’s Colin. You never know, the Guildmaster might actually want to see me. All you need to do is your job. Properly.”