After all, Yosil was the castellan of Kornac's Keep!

Yosil slowly opened his eyes and flashed a vague smile as Frank turned to him. "I've been watching, young man-you only sniffed the cauldron and wrote down your answer. Why didn't you taste the soup? You might stand a better chance of getting it right that way, no?" Frank stopped in his tracks, but his stance clearly did not change as he retorted, "Why should I taste it when it's poisoned?"

If anything, he appeared even surer now.

"Insolence!"

Mole was snapping at Frank right then, "Watch your tongue, boy! You're speaking with the castellan of Kornac's Keep!"

Frank shot him a look of disdain in turn. "And, what? Are you saying that being older makes everything right?"

Mole was left flushing. "You wretch?!"

"Manners, Mole Cricks."

up a hand, stopping Mole from snapping at Frank as he twirled his beard. "You are right, young man.

said, "I hereby announced that I have reevaluated this young man's answer-and his score is

announcement left everyone-including Mole and the other

that geezer

score was suddenly 120 points. "Sir,

and slandering your community! The way I see it, het should

you score him higher

Kairo exclaimed, clearly unhappy too. "Are you suggesting that we're all wrong, while he's the only one who got it right?" The elders of Kornac's Keep and Mole

"Hahaha...."

being questioned. "All of you are right. It's

be a

as he pointed at the

herbs that counteract it before the soup boiled, so

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