"Oaths aren't as foolproof as most of you think."
Gork's eyes narrowed slightly.
"What do you mean by that?"
I rested my arm against the table before answering.
"Oaths can be broken under one specific condition," I said. "If the person who initiated the oath dies."
Another wave of surprise swept through the room.
Not loud this time, but enough that the tension shifted noticeably again.
It was the exact situation that had happened between Caius and Raghul.
When Caius died, the oath Raghul had sworn to him became invalid, which was what allowed Raghul to move freely afterward without suffering the backlash of breaking it.
And that created a dangerous problem.
If I had Caius and the others swear oaths to me, then the moment I died—even temporarily—the bindings would disappear as well.
Even if the graveyard brought me back afterward, the original oath would already be gone.
