Is this ethical?
The Never Ending Quest - Episode 118276
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It only made sense; it would be sufficient punishment and recompense, and with the looming dragon threat, they had many experimental spells and elixirs that needed testing... Lila was terrified at first when she heard the news. But some small, old voice in the back of her frayed mind whispered that perhaps, this was a good thing. Perhaps, against all odds, she'd be able to serve her kingdom again. Maybe even save it... As fate would have it, she was given to Arahim, court wizard of the very king who had sent Fred on his noble quest over a decade prior. Arahim was informed that the toad's true form was that of a beautiful old mute, but that was all. He began by sitting her in front of him and explaining, "I'm not going to be needlessly cruel. These experiments will likely not always be pleasant, but I will do what I can to alleviate your suffering. I know this must be frightening, but it is for the good of the realm. I understand your former mistress was in the habit of magicaly de-aging you; know that that kind of practice is illegal without express written consent from the Council of Sorcerers, and do not expect it to be continued. I estimate that you have little more than two years left to live, at best. You deserve to know that." Lila wasn't as fazed by this as one might expect. To her it felt like she had already lived through an entire lifetime, and then some. She was at peace with it ending whenever it would. And so Arahim got to experimenting. He was trying to perfect a technique that would...
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