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PM_ME_UR_SYLLOGISMS t1_j0sod71 wrote
Clumsy title but this general idea is done really well in The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner. The titular character is a world-class thief but, >!after killing rather a lot of soldiers with a borrowed practice sword!<, reveals that his father really wanted him to be a fighter.
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