Alanna didn't approve of lying, but in a pinch a lie was sometimes better than the truth.
Tamora PierceWhy do you look like cheese, Beka?" Nestor asked me quietly. "We've got help." I was too flummoxed to tell him I hadn't expected help to come so fast. Miracles aren't for the likes of me, didn't Nestor know that? Only the nobility gets them.
Tamora Pierce