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Karnak had asked for three days to decide whether to take on the mission. He could easily discern whether necromancy was involved with just a glance. Thus, three days seemed like more than enough time to determine if the second prince had ties to the Cult of the Black God. But he was mistaken.
The royal palace of Delastase stood at the center of Drunta, surrounded by towering walls. Standing beneath those imposing walls, Karnak clicked his tongue.
“Well, this is a problem.”
Even with the ability to see through all necromancy, he still had to physically see it first. During the Gelpha incident, large-scale spells had been cast over the entire area, allowing him to detect it from afar. But if it was something subtler, like the cunning use of small-scale necromancy in the Brellant case, he would have to investigate directly to confirm it.
That meant he needed to get inside the palace and see either the second prince or his quarters with his own eyes.
“But there’s no way to get in.”
Karnak had no ties to the royal family, so how could he possibly access Prince Alford’s chambers deep within the palace? Request an audience as a member of the King’s Order? On what grounds? That he was acting on a vague...
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