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ILLEK (Glances at Verloren, but looks Blandamour in the eye) "Indeed, my lord, my part in this was not pretty, though I repented before anything irrevocable could be done. My role was to bear a tale to her of the imprisonment and torment of her former lover at the hands of Lady Nataskia, luring her to the castle, where her lover would then lead her into a trap. But, I came to know Princess Verloren, and determined that I should not do such a foul thing to her. Drajlough had painted quite a different picture of her to Lady Nataskia, but I found that the only true thing was her beauty. So, I betrayed my trust, and it will go hard on me if the Lady ever finds out the part that I played. So, what say you? Am I free or no?"
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