Chapter 134

"Why do we need the Tower Master?"

"Has His Majesty the Emperor's method not been to have a potion administered to neutralize Your Highness's power and then attempt assassination?"

I shook my head and said firmly:

"I have no intention of eating or drinking anything my father offers going forward."

"That's impossible. You cannot permanently avoid occasions where you must be in His Majesty's presence. There's a family dinner in a few days, for instance. I won't be attending, but you will."

He was right—there had already been an attempt at the founding banquet. I couldn't avoid every social event indefinitely.

"So go to the Mage Tower and ask whether an antidote can be made against the power-neutralizing potion."

"All right."

An antidote like that could also become an opportunity to strike back if the Emperor tried the same thing again. No harm in being prepared.

"I thought I might…