He knew he should have counted. It was the rule to count to ten in his head before he opened his mouth. It was the rule to count to ten if he wanted to smash a man in the face for saying something he didn't like. It was the rule to count to ten if instinct wasn't needed, but common sense was.
Froi of the Exiles: The Lumatere Chronicles (ed. Candlewick Press, 2012) - ISBN: 9780763659660