>>5134004She does, as you intercept her around the back of the Mages’ Tower and lead her away from prying eyes. Her tiredness is no lie, even if this strange biological mage-woman does not exactly look ‘shaken’: her deceptively-youthful face, poor match to her aged voice, is nevertheless less vibrant than it was when she confronted you last night. You have to imagine you look much the same: sex and mana potions are no substitute for sleep. Still, you have a job to do…
<WANT: 19>
One messy, ectoplasm-laden kiss later—one in which Henzler simply accepts the embrace with the enthusiasm of a dead fish, and swallows the payload like so much unappetizing medicine—Henzler is as Lithabthius has become: an object of permanent control, barring outside influence, and a pair of eyes through which you can spy. And so highly-placed, so knowledgeable!
“Does this mean I may see my dragon?” Henzler asks, a strange enthusiasm (or anxiety) overriding her exhaustion, and her misgivings about you erased or supressed by the demonic parasite within. You can sense that physical intimacy and kissing in particular seem to disgust her regardless, though.
What do you do?
>Send Henzler to join Alhazred and your chimeras at the Incubus’ farmhouse [specify if you give her any other instructions]>Keep Henzler with you for now—you have further use for her>Instruct Henzler to return to her duties, and to spy upon and sabotage their investigations wherever possible [specify if you have a method in mind]>Drag Henzler back to Felman’s home, and recoup some <WANT> with her—her desires or disgust is irrevelent>Write-inWhat is your next move?
>Seek out Mayhew, for fun and food>Seek out Felman, for intel on the investiagtion>Seek out Magus Auctor Federigo, to secure a possible leak who saw your real face>Spy upon the Archmage, and his mysterious 'lead'>Write-in 