paixaomb | [Voice] May I have your attention please?

Hello, darlings! My name is Ursula and it's a pleasure to introduce myself to all of you. I've been quiet, I know, but you simply must know how difficult it is to get settled here. Accommodations aside, it's just so unsettling to adjust in a new environment.

But! Let us not get all tangled up in the details, mmm? [low chuckle] No, I'm here to talk about the tricky matter of business.

I don't expect any of you to know this, but I've quite the hand at magic. And, though I fully admit to a little misconduct in the past, I'm more than happy to help the poor, innocent, suffering and unfortunate souls like yourselves. Yes, yes, magic doesn't make the world go 'round, but it's more reliable than you think!

Everyone has secret wishes, pets, make no mistake about that. Things you looong for that you simply can't ask for, to say nothing of actually possessing! And if you did try to get your heart's desire, what happens then? [a slight growl enters her voice] Judgement.

If you find yourself in need of what you can't get for yourself, seek me out. Follow the river down from the Niflheim gate to the ocean beyond. There, you will see a single torch in the shore. Light it and wait. I'll be there.

[and back to the musical lilt] Let's make a deal, my friends.

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Hu.

Well, if you're really just some fraud, at least I won't have anything to worry about.

And how would you know if I were a fraud?

Call it a hunch.

Uh, no offence or anything. It's just that most folk around here are.

You've been disappointed by a lot of people, huh?

Shocking, isn't it?

Not at all. Why do you think I'm successful at what I do? People rarely get what they want out of life.

I bet you've suffered all sorts of indignities here. Used, abused, betrayed by those you considered friends, possibly manhandled and carried around like some kind of pet...

No, dear, you have every right to be bitter.

You know about that?

I mean, even if that were true, what could you do?

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Call it a hunch.

I could do a lot, if you were willing to pay the price.

And what's that?

Stop by for a visit and we'll talk.

Maybe I will.