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"AUGH!" Black shouted as he tripped while running. If only he could block her power and there wasn't even any help from anyone, just himself. Even as he was pulled away, he looked over to her. His eyes still carried the guilt, but he couldn't help anything.

There was a twinge in Katherine's body, the taint was being used for something. 'Enjoying the show?' The voice asked, though it would be very familiar. 'Now that the boy is corrupted, you won't ever have an heir. Then you can feel my pain.'

Paradox sighed to himself. Someone who wouldn't ask ask questions. Paradox knew just the right man for that. He didn't notice that Katherine's pain. "I know a man, whose only question is 'what's the job'. He is the most loyal one of my followers, but I tend to use his services the least." Paradox told Katherine. "Would you like to meet him?" Paradox asked, looking back the way he had come. It was clear of obstructions.

Katherine winced slightly at hearing that voice echo through her mind. She noded some that she would see this man. "Yes please." She then motioned for someone to bring her a few papers and she walked down to a table with a quil and inkwell. Her hand shook as she copired a list full of names.

Paradox looked around the room, and closed his eyes in a silent prayer. The General snapped his fingers, mumbleing something under his breath. A clean cut man walked into the hall. He was wearing noble clothing, and held an air of perfection around him. Anyone who looked at him would dislike him instantly, and more sensitive people could feel a deathly negative energy emanating from him. The energy seemed harmless, but carried a sense of rotting death, blight, and hatred so intense it could cut through stone. The man spoke in a voice, instantly arrogant, and perfectly pompous in sound. "Aw, Master, What's the job this time?" Paradox just shook his head and pointed at Katherine. The man seemed to understand. The negative energy he emanated seemed to study her for a moment. The man smiled, as if he knew a secret. "What's the pleasure I owe to meeting the famous Queen, Katherine? Maybe to do something she isn't willing to do?" He asked. Paradox sighed. "This is him" Paradox said simply.

There was a big calling of citizens, someone had called as many people as they could to the city plaza. A podium was set up, all of made out of some kind of marble material and the man standing at it looked important. As soon as a crowd gathered, he stared out at all of them. A grin on his face as he began.

"Citizens of Llyr. I call you here for grave news about your Queen. She is not fit to rule this Kingdom. She is not even human, she is a monster!" He shouted out towards the crowds. "She is a tool of the Gods and Goddesses to kill us all. Within a flick of her wrist, she could kill us all in a flash of light. Now tell me, who wants a monster for a Queen?"

((Llyr, crowd reaction?))

mumbles just go out through the crowd some believeing some disbelieveing that. Someone yells out above the murmers that it was the castle that spread the cure. That gave relief to them.

Katherine looked upset and seemed like it botherd her to talk about this at all. She glanced to Paradox. She didn't know she hadn't thought of that. "I.. quick. .." She said simpley not knowing what else to say. She looked away from him back to Paradox wondering where he found these people but not asking.

((Sek, it's Alastor, btw))

Looking out to the voice, he grinned. "It was the Queen who allowed the awful poison to spread. To root out the people who didn't like her, she poisoned her own water supply, but to her mistake it was too much. So, they distributed an antidote, in essence that was also a poison. So tell me, would you want a Queen who poisoned her own people?"