“I thought you were his advisor. Could you not have dissuaded him from it?”
The wizard shrugged. “You saw in Tree Wind’s memory what type of man he was. Sometimes I had very little influence. Other times, I had more. Sometimes I had to be, hmm, what shall we say?… creative… to protect people’s interests.”
Tarkyn glanced at Waterstone but the woodman was watching quietly, keeping well out of the conversation. The prince turned back to the wizard. “So, if you created it, can you also destroy the sorcery in the oath?”
Stormaway looked squarely at him. “I could but I would not. I know how to destroy it but I promised your father that I would not.” Seeing Tarkyn about to protest, he too glanced at Waterstone. “I would suggest that we continue this discussion at another time.”
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