Enlightenment! When it comes, it comes like a brick to the head, doesn’t it? - Scott Lynch

I’m sure we can communicate. I speak fluent hatchet.

Better to say nothing and be thought a fool, said Amarelle, than to interfere in the business of wizards and remove all doubt.

Nikoros, your job this afternoon is to say yes to anything that comes out of my mouth. The more you rehearse this, the sooner it'll become a smooth mechanical process allowing no time for painful reflection. Can you practice for me?
Yes.
You're a natural.