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Asil left Bran alone with his thoughts then, because if he stayed, Bran would argue with him. This way, Bran would have no one to argue with but himself. And Asil had always credited Bran with the ability to be persuasive.

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Patricia Briggs
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: February 28
Novelist
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Butte
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Persuasive
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