" He hurt your back,” Roden said. “I can tell by the way you’re walking.” “My back is fine.” It wasn’t true, but I felt braver for saying it. “It’s your own fault if he did hurt it,” Tobias said. “Why do you do it?” I shrugged. “What?” “Aggravate people the way you do. You seem bent on making enemies here.” “And you insist on making false friends. "

― Jennifer A. Nielsen , The False Prince (Ascendance, #1)