Chapter 16
“THEN YOU BELIEVE ME?” I asked, a wave of relief flowing through my chest. “That I’m not a threat?”
I didn’t want him to avoid me or think of me as someone who was a danger to the realm he was paid to protect. That would make us enemies.
“I do... but I need to make sure.”
“Of course. How do we do that?”
“You submit to a questioning spell.”
That didn’t sound so bad. “Sure. So, like a... truth serum or something?”
“Yes. You allow me to ask questions and poke into your mind for the answer.”
That sounded dangerous to my father... and kind of creepy. I understood if he didn’t completely trust me, but actually looking into my mind felt like a violation of my privacy.
“Um... okay. Well, while I’m happy for you to do that, will that spell find out who my father is?”
Tavlor sho
