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under orders
"What do you want?"
"Nothing, sir," said Corporal Colon.
"Then you can push off!"
"Can't do that, sir. I'm under orders."
(...)
"Orders to do what, mister," said one of them, looming over Colon.
There was a sigh and a soft thud behind him.
"Be a decoy?" quavered Colon.
- "Night Watch," Terry Pratchett
"Nothing, sir," said Corporal Colon.
"Then you can push off!"
"Can't do that, sir. I'm under orders."
(...)
"Orders to do what, mister," said one of them, looming over Colon.
There was a sigh and a soft thud behind him.
"Be a decoy?" quavered Colon.
- "Night Watch," Terry Pratchett
Re: All together now...
if you like sci-fi, read "In Conquest Born" by C.S. Friedman. the sequel just came out recently.
if you like fantasy, read "Kusiel's Dart" by Jacqueline Carey
if you like teen novels, read "A Great & Terrible Beauty" by Libba Bray or "Trickster's Choice" by Tamora Pierce
if you're in the mood to try something interesting & historical, try "Lady of Hay" by Barbara Erskine