Supreme Magus

m clean on multiple occasions.

”It ’s complicated. ” Lith could feel Solus ’s ring weighing his hand as if he was holding a whole planet instead of a small stone.

”It ’s not.
Either you care for them or you don ’t.
Anyway, that ’s our cue. ” Jirni pointed at a Royal valet that was coming their way.

The young woman had a perfectly ironed suit consisting of a white shirt and scarf, a red waistcoat, and deep blue pants.
She wore such a neutral expression that to Lith she looked like any other valet whereas Jirni recognized her as a bearer of bad news from the nervous twitch of her left pinkie finger.

”Archmage Verhen, Archon Ernas, King Meron has required your presence.
Please, follow me. ” She spoke with a perfectly audible voice yet it was so low that somehow no one else overheard her.

”Please, lead the way. ” Lith checked his clock.

Between Manohar ’s shenanigans and Brinja ’s ruse, it wasn ’t long before the award ceremony.
After that, there would be only the ball before the Gala came to an end.
It was the perfect time for his enemies to make their last move before it was too late.

The valet led them to a side room, where King Meron and Headmistress Onia, Deirus ’ second in command, waited for them.

’No Queen nor guard. ’ Lith thought.
’Either the King wants our testimony about what happened between Brinja and Deirus or Onia is targeting me to keep her seat as the Headmistress of the Black Griffon. ’

”Your Majesty. ” Lith and Jirni said, giving him a deep bow.
”How may I be of service? ”

Meron looked both disgruntled and worried.
He stared at Onia like at the worst party pooper ever while at Lith with a spark of doubt that needed to be extinguished.

”Archmage Verhen, you have been summoned here to answer an urgent questioning.
I would have never arranged one in the middle of a Gala if Archmage Onia didn ’t raise some disturbing doubts that need to be clarified before the awarding ceremony.

”Giving prizes that might soon after be taken away would set a dangerous precedent, something that I can ’t afford.
I hereby order you to answer all of our questions with the truth and only the truth.

”Archon Ernas is both your friend and a loyal servant of the Kigdom.
Her role will be that of witness of the questioning and of your legal aid, were you to need one.
Is everything clear? ” The King asked.

”Yes, your majesty. ” Lith replied.

He and Jirni had expected some last-ditch political blow from Deirus or his faction, knowing that the attempt of making Brinja lose control and humiliate her in front of the entire court didn ’t qualify.

To the majority of the Griffon Kingdom, Mirim Distar had been just the Marchioness of an important region and so was now her daughter.
Brinja wasn ’t the Lord Commander of anything, making her downfall a sideshow at best.

What either Lith and Jirni had failed to anticipate was that instead of striking right before the gala, Deirus would attack right in the middle of it.
It allowed his faction to perform an unexpected move at the worst possible time.

No matter the outcome, a questioning regarding a loyal member of the Kingdom like Lith would remain private.
During a gala organized specifically to award him along with the heroes of the recent war against the undead, however, a crack in the bond of trust between Lith and the Royals would be immediately exposed.

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