human
Oscar:  It’s about the Witch of the Forbidden Forest.” Oscar’s intuition told him that what he could sense of Valt was too faint for the man to be hidden in the room. While Oscar had deliberated over how to respond to the mysterious voice at first, that made him fire back,
gpt
Oscar:  “Tell me.”
human
Valt:  “Always so quick to decide. The woman who controls Magdalsia now…is not the Witch of the Forbidden Forest,” Valt revealed, and Oscar had to bite his tongue to stop from making a noise of surprise.
gpt
Valt:  “However, physically, she is the same as the Witch of the Forbidden Forest. It is only the soul inside that differs. The soul inside her now is that of King Hubert of Magdalsia.”
human
Oscar:  Oscar frowned. Things were escalating beyond expectation to a scale that felt absurd.
gpt
Oscar:  “Is that even possible?”
human
Valt:  “Not with magic. But unfortunately, there is an artifact that enables it. I believe you call it the Mirror of Oblivion?”
gpt
Oscar:  “Is that an outsiders’ artifact?”
human
Valt:  “Oh, did you hear that from that demon king? That does save me the trouble of explaining. Yes, it is an outsiders’ artifact. The witch’s soul is sealed within the looking glass, along with your queen’s missing spirit.”
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Oscar:  “Within the mirror? According to the fairy tale, it’s only supposed to absorb sadness.”
human
Valt:  “Yes, in the most widely circulated version. But absorbing sadness is merely one side effect. What the Mirror of Oblivion actually does is capture human souls and memories, recording them. It’s triggered when you lock eyes with your reflection.”
gpt
Valt:  “The Mirror of Oblivion has been sealed away along with the Witch of the Forbidden Forest in a cave deep in Magdalsia for a very long time. But it would appear the seal has been broken, and the mirror was taken and sold to the king as an antique. King Hubert gazed into his new looking glass, but the seal within the artifact must still be intact. His extracted soul couldn’t enter it. From there, I imagine it wandered around until it found the body of the witch and possessed it.”
human
Oscar:  Oscar picked up on a vague sense of bitterness from Valt, though it vanished in an instant, so perhaps it was only his imagination.
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Valt:  “If the mirror is broken, the witch’s true spirit will return, and the king’s will be driven from her body. But outsiders’ artifacts are sturdily crafted, so your queen is the only one who can manage it.”
human
Oscar:  “What a ridiculous story,” Oscar scoffed. He was having a hard time believing all of this coming from out of nowhere. According to mages, separating a person’s soul from their body was impossible.