[It's true in the sense that it's got a kernel of truth and a lot of Isabela bullshitting her way into various situations while wearing a hat. But she did have a hat, so she believes it counts.]

All of that and more. Always know your exits, your snitches, your fences, which guards you can pay off, and your local haberdasher.

[Isabela makes a face. She'd never seen one of those exactly, but she's seen similar enough to know they're not going to be pleasant.]

It didn't come up from a mine everyone calls a Bone Pit, did it? Because we had one of those at home, and nothing good ever wandered up out of it. There might have been some lab of mages cooking up dragons under it.