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* [[Obfuscating Stupidity]]: The Fool is a lot smarter than he looks, and puts in some effort to stop people noticing. He still slips up occasionally:

{{quote|'What's a Zen?' [the cook] said.

The Fool's bells tinkled as he sorted through his cards. Without thinking, he said:

'Oh, a sub-sect of the Turnwise Klatch philosophical system of Sumtin, noted for its simple austerity and the offer of personal tranquillity and wholeness achieved through meditation and breathing techniques; an interesting aspect is the asking of apparently nonsensical questions in order to widen the doors of perception.'

'How's that again?' said the cook suspiciously.

The Fool hesitated with a card in his hand, suppressed his panic and thought quickly.

'I'faith, nuncle,' he squeaked, 'thou't more full of questions than a martlebury is of mizzensails.' The cook relaxed.

'Well, okay,' he said, not entirely satisfied.

The Fool lost the next three hands, just to be on the safe side. }}

* [[Offered the Crown]]: How {{spoiler|Verence}} becomes king. Though the witches made everyone else, including Verence, think he ''was'' a legitimate successor.