Chapter 17 Page 12 - http://bit.ly/2ccOcFk
The jig is up... the beard is a fake! I'm sure some of you were wondering how he'd get around with that thing... well, wonder no longer. The Crystal Throne is a status symbol much in the way a king's throne is, and the beard is actually a part of the throne in this case. So when there's public forums in the throne room, meetings, etc. he can keep appearances and exude the grandeur the position of Archmage demands. Now you can start wondering something else: how many people know it's a sham?
