CH129 The Secret Plan
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The first part of the scheme was to get Kurt to confirm that he and/or Joselin were behind the assassination attempt on Alex's life back in Moormont City.
For that, Alex needed Kurt to get comfortable—comfortable enough to spill the truth.
Ordinarily, Alex would have simply used his mental ability Beast Intimidation, or the conceptual force of his True Name fragments: Solmir's Regality and Dominion, or Velkar's Domination and Subjugation, to force the truth out of the boy. But because of the artefact necklace Kurt wore, he had to abandon that plan.
Unbeknownst to Kurt, Alex had already noticed the artefact the moment he laid eyes on him during the family meeting a few days prior.
He had deduced the nature of the item based on Kurt's behaviour—specifically, the exaggerated confidence—and the materials and enchantments laced into the artefact's construction.
He concluded that the artefact greatly enhanced Kurt's innate mental defences.
