Even that could be overlooked from time to time, but when sorcery bordered on the territory of necromancy, that was when a lot of hackles would be raised. Karl swallowed. It was certainly serious enough for the king to get involved, but he’d never thought he’d send his own shadow to do the talking for him. Silently, he cursed Greybeard for involving the king. He could’ve put a stop to this himself before it went any further. That was why he was here in the first place. Now he was trapped. “O-Of course,” Karl replied, taking himself to task, so as to not come off as too nervous.