I knelt on the carpet of the throne room, my head lowered. They babbled about a lot of things but I was focused on detecting hidden dangers. The geas still held the mage, but I had no idea if he passed a hidden ssage or not. The King wasn't happy with , as they usually aren't.
"I can't see her Status," the sovereign whispered to Baldric. "My {Regal Eyes} should pierce all sorts of falsehoods and Status forgery. Tell , my friend. Why is this so?"
I rember that one in the Royalty Class shop. Talk about a double-edged sword. Once a ruler gets to see a person's entire Status, they can predict what the others can do but also wonder and question every little choice of the person. Or descend into micromanaging people's builds. I can imagine him wasting hours checking every single maid and servant. Not to ntion the huge invasion of privacy.
Baldric whispered on the King's ear, "I can assure you it is not sothing she did, sire. The girl was born under a trickster's moon. She had her share of boons and also great misfortune. Her eyes for one, I'm afraid not even my magic can fix."
"What use is a blind [Mage] for !" He rose his voice.
I had most of the Royal guards present at the throne room geased as well. Their Soul score was so pitiful my SP regeneration would take care of them. I had four people to worry about should things get ugly. Baldric insisted on a private court session "for the King and the nobles' safety". The seats where the nobility would sit during court were removed and replaced with rows of geased guards. These would either help or fall down and writhe as they lost eighteen thousand HP per second.
The Queen and three of the royal scions were sitting next to the King. They too were listening in to the conversation between monarch and wizard. The pieces were moving in position. Baldric now had to make a show of how easy it was to know if I was around or not.
Damocles would be so proud.
"She can see the unseen, sire. Things that are hidden from even these old eyes of mine," Baldric's voice wavered a bit. "And her aura. That's a marvel. It doubles the MP recovery across a wide area. She can't turn it off either.
This would put the king in an even more precarious situation. "Darth" Baldric was poisoning his ears. In our true relationship, I was the master.
"Baldric. We'll talk more about this later. As for now," there was silence and then the sound of the knights' armor clacking as they all took a step. "[Mage] Honorcoin, I recognize you as an apprentice to archmagister Baldric but not as a court magician. You are not welco in the palace. We shall find adequate tasks for one with a power such as yours. We extend an invitation to your parents to live here in the capital with you. You are dismissed."
"I'm grateful for your Majesty's wisdom," I said and walked backward for ten steps before turning around and walking out of the court chambers. Maybe regicide is not off the table. The reason for bringing Rosewise's parents to the capital was obvious. They would beco hostages.
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