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Even today, you're skeptical of any instance of your own good fortune. Well, even yesterday. Given the events of today, your "good fortune" may need to be re-evaluated. Which, naturally enough, does not surprise you.

You're fairly confident Letha had made plans of her own before she brought the matter to you. Certainly it didn't take her long to break into Stephan's desk while he was away, or to discover letters that strongly hinted at Stephan's involvement in a plot to deliberately break the seal on the portal, loose demons on Ithos, and claim glory and power for himself by sealing them away again. Your illusions, as Letha pointed out, would be a significant help in disguising his scheme and his motives. Staring at the letters in the desk, one question rang in your mind: