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."

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

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

announcement left everyone-including Mole and the other Kornac's

that geezer being

hear that Frank's score was

your community! The way I see it, het should be given zero points and

you score him higher

we're all wrong, while he's the only one who got it right?" The elders of Kornac's Keep and

"Hahaha...."

chuckled despite being questioned. "All of you

to be a

pointed at the

that counteract it before the

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