"Nothing quite like that." Torin tries to think of a good example. "Are you familiar at all with how human politics works? It's not unlike that, though we don't bribe the Sponsors." He's not going to assume anything, like the idea that troll politics might operate similarly. "Most of them like to be complimented. You've got to make them think that you care about them, be polite, no matter what."
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