Wizard's Fifth Rule
The Wizard's Fifth Rule, revealed in Soul of the Fire, is:
Mind what people do, not only what they say, for deeds will betray a lie. —Chapter 28, p. 205, U.S. hardcover editionIt is explained in the novel as follows: "People will lie to deceive you from what they truly mean to do. Watching the actions they take will prove their true intentions."
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