>>5224996>>5225002>>5225003>>5225145You need the truth. You're not sure what that truth may be, but something here is giving you doubts, and you feel compelled to dig for more. But it doesn't seem like he will cooperate with you in simple conversation.
You look at his eyes for a few seconds, reading him. He meets your eyes with a questioning look, his head tilted. Closing your eyes for just a moment, you speak, and the word echoes in a voice that is not yours - a deeper, fuller tone, a tone which commands respect.
"<span class="mu-r">CONFESS</span>," you say.
(The spell extends a 1st-level spell slot. 3 remaining.)
A heavy energy falls over the room, the words seeming to cause reality to buckle for a brief moment as the words leave your lips.
He blinks. Behind his stoic face, in this moment after the spell is uttered, you can tell he is attempting to fight the effect.
(cont.)
