He was overconfidentโ, she told him. โAnd I won so the gods must have thought I was right. Otherwise theyโd have made me lose. You know how trial by combat works.โ โYou won because you were goodโ he corrected her. โI find it hard to believe the gods sit forever about the Divine Realms betting on jousts and trials by combat.
Tamora PierceWell, laddie, if you've let an old buzzard like me hurt you confidence, you couldn't have had much in the first place.
Tamora Pierce