"I hate prying in a gentleman's personal life." Jirni lied through her teeth while still sounding so sincere that she would manage to sell sand in the desert.
"Yet we suspect that Sir Rosen's death may be related to the practice of Forbidden Magic. I need to know if something changed in his life recently. Maybe a new acquaintance? A new hobby? Anything at all?"
At the mention of the forbidden arts, even Baroness Izra's freckles turned pale.
Forbidden Magic was outlawed in all the countries of the Galen continent. The term usually referred to all kinds of spells or artifacts capable of altering the lives of their targets benefitting only their caster.
Examples of it were the slave collars or creating greater undead since both would rob a living creature of their free will. It was considered the most inhumane thing a mage could do.
