Antecedent 4
Personally, i think that celestia is being rightfully cautious in not trusting her sisters every word, and luna understands what he sister must do...though that might be a clever ruse to try and keep celestia pliable and off-balance," sentinel said with a
Team Valiant Mysteries of the East Chapter 7: Perilous Venture
"however, if i discover this is all one elaborate ruse to destroy the brotherhood from the inside, then i will see to it personally that you are punished accordingly," he warned his son. kage scoffed at the notion. "please.
Broken Pieces. Chapter Thirty.
A perfect excuse and ruse for barnes to take hold of, as if he would care about such wild animals. using the ancestral fear of old to turn neighbor against neighbor.
American Mustelid Alpha - Episode 9, "Bring Me To The End, Dude" - Part 2
"next thing, you gonna tell me the badger rivalry was a ruse, and ken's been a buddy ever since..." andrew rolls his eyes. "nah, he hates me for real..." kenneth shrugs, careful to not mess with the balled up foils on his sides.
"Daggers of Darkness, Book 3, On the Trail of Legends" - Chapter 5
"_they have done nothing since they ensnared me, except move me from one place to another, unless it has all been a ruse to confuse me. they have not even demanded my name and rank. what does this enemy want of my kind? have they somehow examined me?
Walls: Exodus 26 - Rigged Dice
The others assume that wolves are less intelligent, and your diplomats seem to think there's some kind of benefit to keeping up such a ruse," kamilah said, and stopped next to a chair as she looked at me.
The Legend of Spyro: Path of Delusions Book II Chapter 2
Cynder continued her ruse " there will be food right? for a party like that there has to be lots and lots of food, am i right, am i right?"
Sent Kobold Chapter 4: Traveler's Rest
Being surrounded in shining armor and looking to have prepared extensively for a dragged out fight helped the ruse.
Enochian: Book 1, Chapter 13
The ferret nodded and scurried quickly off through the door, and meyer tapped a button on his keypad, and the door clicked locked before albatross yawned and said dryly: "you know, instead of going through this entire ruse, you could've politely asked
Kaiju ga Gotoku 3.6 - Red Eye
For a moment they almost feared this was a ruse, digging down two feet with nevar glowering upon dirtblade with increasing "i told you so" energy. then they stopped.
Latex Lore Chapter 1: The Inflation Begins
This was just a ruse to keep alex in the dark about his true plan. and what he did next only proved it. darkheart took a deep breath and coughed lightly, gagging on something he had ingested the night before to hide from alex.
Howl #1: Run Wild
The audience cheered, suggesting they bought the ruse at least for the moment. it wouldn't be long before someone noticed, but it gave them time to figure out what to do. "well? where'd he go?"