Wizard: Starting Out as a Court Jester

Iveta's path to becoming a witch began with proving that the king was wearing no clothes.

She proved it.

To thank her, the king decided to have her executed the next day.

After all, quite a lot had happened at the Winter Solstice banquet: new clothes visible only to the clever, a shadow that suddenly vanished, a wizard assassin hiding in the palace, and a group of ministers insisting they could see the extraordinary clothes.

As the only person there who admitted the king was naked, Iveta saved his life and, in the process, became a court assassin.

Fortunately, a jester can finish telling one last joke before he dies.