Eoin Colfer
Foaly was furious with himself. After all the security encryptions he'd built into his systems, Opal Koboi had simply strolled in here and hijacked the entire network. And what's more, the LEP had paid her for the job. The centaur had to admire her nerve. It was a brilliantly simple plan. Apply for the upgrade contract, submit the lowest estimate. Get the LEP to give you an access all-areas chip and then piggyback spy-cams on the local systems.
Garth Nix
Likely the enforced silence saved my life, and I got so used to the regular routine of not talking about how great I was, burning into lockboxes, and cataloguing the contents that I was actually annoyed when Elzweko turned up to move me on to the next quadrant. Because it could only be worse.
Garth Nix
I knew from my sketchy education that Princes often joined together in a kind of mutual cooperation societies that were called Houses, the only kind of family that we could have. But I didn't know how these Houses worked, how you joined them, or how many there were, or anything useful like that. I could have queried the Imperial Mind on the spot, but trying to sort through a mass of data while also talking to someone is difficult, and I had not yet learned how to manage it effectively.
Garth Nix
Very Well. Despite your slovenliness and initial foolishness, I am prepared to assist you in your career and accordingly, you are invited to join - as a probationary member of course - House Jerrazis. Just confirm your acceptance, for the Imperial Mind to record.
