Dishonored: The Corroded Man p. 24

Royal protector, and her father. Even though the years were creeping up on him, he was still the best spy, the best agent, and the best hand-to-hand combatant in the Empire.

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But for his skills in the subtle arts of subterfuge, espionage, surveillance, and, of course, stealth and combat.

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Skills he he had been instilling in her these past ten years - more, even. Emily smiled again. It was coming up to fifteen years since her coronation. Had it really been that long? Fifteen years since Hiram Burrows, self-appointed Lord Regent, was thrown from power.