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Lila's mouth opened and closed in shock. "Radiant to look at, and no voice," Belboz mused again, seeming amazed at the perfection of the combination. "You look quite weak, and to be honest that's just part of your beauty. Always a tradeoff, eh? Don't worry, I've plenty of tasks that need doing on a regular basis that aren't too laborious. Just time-consuming. But the real problem is that default form of yours. I'm sure it was originally done by a witch, which might make it a bit difficult to dispel. Or..." He paused, considering her. "Is it possible you were originally a toad?" Lila blinked, still overwhelmed. "No matter. I shall run a few tests to be safe, but I'm sure whatever hex is on you will take little time or effort to remove. And you can be a little beauty full-time. How does that sound?" Lila's mouth closed at last, and all she could do was nod vigorously. Presumably Belboz contacted Ginnie to inform her of the change of plans, but Lila didn't witness it, and had no idea how Ginnie took it, because Belboz put her to sleep quite promptly, with a simple wave of the hand. With a silent sigh, she crumpled gently to the floor, and he levitated her over to one of his worktables. There she stayed, asleep, for about a day, during which Belboz went about his normal business for some of the time, and slotted out a few hours to contact Ginevra and run the tests he'd mentioned on his new servant. As Belboz was very skilled, it did indeed quickly become clear that the toad form, while her default now, was not her true form, and it was indeed the doing of a witch. He wasn't sure if that witch was Ginevra herself, or someone else, but it hardly mattered; he would get rid of the annoyance post haste. However, that was not quite all he would do: he would also
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