"Is this good or bad?"
Having inadvertently committed what some might call the ultimate taboo, Lisir found himself at a loss.

"Damn it, I didn’t mean for this to happen."

After all, wasn’t this the very item its creator had repeatedly downplayed as a second-rate version of the original?
Lisir had vaguely assumed it would be "good but not too good," never imagining it would drive high-ranking figures like Masters and Archmages into such a frenzy.

But what could he do now?
What was done, was done.

All that remained was to feign ignorance and plead for …