The figure nods silently, her face neutral, "I understand your confusion.  I am a...  Different aspect of Xernea, the succubus you and your friends have fought.  My physical form has been dominated by Xeron and he commands my actions.  He believes that he commands my mind and soul as well, but he does not."  She watches out of the portal for a moment before continuing.  "I...  Don't know exactly what you mean when you ask about sides.  My actions...  The scant few times that I can control them...  Are for my own benefit, of course.  Just as yours are for your own or anyone's actions, for that matter.  My... wishes, however...  Those are to see Xeron fall, and to finally be free from him.  Or failing that, to see prosperity in this land despite his rule."  While she was talking, The view climbed the narrow spiral staircase from dark corridors to the better decorated halls of the palace.  Through the halls that Crystal would recognize as leading to the main throne room.<br/><br/>The succubus kneels before Xeron on his throne.  "As you have requested, it is done."  The blank look on Crystal's face is rather obvious.  A psychic check would confirm that her mind has been completely wiped.  The succubus' own mind doesn't register the transfer, as she locked the memories of such things away with Crystal's own mind.  Not particularly to keep the girl company, but instead to hide the betrayal of her orders.  "I apologize for my temper at your servant.  His timing was most inconvenient, If you wish it, I will easily replace his arm."