Rupert: "... At this rate, somebody is bound to upset the Warlock once too often, and we'll end up with a Court full of bemused looking toads."" He wouldn't dare use his magic here, " said the Champion."Don't bet on it, " said Rupert. "The High Warlock has all the practicality and self-preservation instincts of a depressed lemming. Simon R. Green
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In the Discworld novel "Guards! Guards!" by Terry Pratchett, the High Warlock of Unseen University, Magrathea, has been convinced by his colleagues that he has been working for years on a Stone to Make Perfectly Good Toads from Toad Oil. This would be a terrible loss for the University as toads are a vital part of their teaching and research facilities. The High Warlock is given a chance to prove his theory.

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