Skender looked at the boy sitting in front of him. He was surprised by the question. It was not the question he should be asking the man who killed his father.
"No. You can't." Especially not now when Lucrezia was messing with his mind and not when he had no one around he could trust.
The shades could be anywhere. They could be disguised as his guards or servants. And even if they weren't, the humans around him could be manipulated by the shades to reveal what they had seen or heard. The only ones he could trust for sure were the Lords, but none of them wanted to help, especially when it came to Angelica. Rayven was busy dying and the others didn't want to get involved after Lucrezia's warning. Even Acheron who was the helpful one refused to help him.
People thought he had power because he was king. The truth was he had no power at all. There were eyes on him wherever he went and he was judged for whatever he said or did.
