CHAPTER 14Later that week, Lothaire burst into Lumina’s room. “It’s been decided that tomorrow the magic masters will test Golden Myrrh oil on you. So, tonight, we need to find out for ourselves if you can handle it.”
She stared at him. “But … it could kill me?”
“It could, and that’s why we need to test it now. You’re lucky that I managed to buy you even one night. The king wanted to test it today.”
Lumina covered her mouth. “I didn’t think he would—”
“There is a very strong chance that it won’t even work at all. Regardless, we need to know. As neither of us specialise in conjuring magic, we’ll get a human to do it. And to mitigate any risks, we’ll only use a small amount.”
“Okay, then. Bring Pacaus in here. I’ll go get Kinni. I don’t want to do this without them.”
Lothaire nodded an
