The Empress' Scandalous Paramour (5 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 49

Though we were far apart, Magnolia must have somehow heard me, for she turned her head toward me. Our eyes met unexpectedly, yet I did not look away.

We stared at each other silently for a moment, assessing, then simultaneously opened our mouths.

“Halt right there.”

“Please halt right there.”

The two rascals had been sneaking away—but when we called out, they bolted outright.

Or at least tried to.

“Yaaah!”

“What is this?!”

With a casual wave of Magnolia’s hand, silver ropes appeared and bound them tightly.

They likely believed the ropes had materialized out of thin air, but to my eyes—capable of perceiving the flow of magic—I saw an entirely different scene.

First, azure motes of light rose gently into the air. Then, those motes rapidly wove together into a defined shape.

‘How lovely. Even more so—it’s magic manifesting without incantation. Proof she’s reached absolute mastery.’

In this age, half of all mages were charlatans, the other half mere tricksters.

Yet causality granted true magic to only a single bloodline.

They were known by many names:

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