“Do you mean his coercion?” Jassyn fired back, his mouth working before his mind. He wiped the beading sweat from his brow, straining to reel in his agitated nerves. It wasn’t like him to react so rashly. “The king requires those spending time among humans to be compelled by his will,” Elashor chided. “We can’t allow elven secrets to reach human ears. We’ve kept them sheltered for centuries for good reason.” Jassyn had been unaware King Galaeryn was capable of such telepathic power. The king’s coercion was presumably a type of magic only he could manipulate due to the magnitude of Essence
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