Crap! The effect wore off!

It doesn't work on people who know it's being used! As I thought.

The prayers to exorcise the Fiend seemed to be taking effect.

So I am the key. And the key has no distinct powers.

There aren't many characters in ancient writing, so in order to express extra meaning, reading them backwards can activate a different effect.

Without its original owner, Saber, nearby to supply it with mana, the scabbard's effects won't manifest.

Not knowing how long her wish on the Monkey's Paw would be effective, she couldn't put herself in a situation where there could be people faster than her.

The field itself is already in place, so all I did was weaken its potency.

No, it has the effect of a Will.

Not sure. I know that it starts with Moon Sugar, but all sorts of other ingredients are added to increase its potency.

If we don't do something, the enchantment will eventually fade, and the Star will slip back into Oblivion. Azura will have the last laugh.

We broke their spell temporarily, partly. Now it's gotta run its course.

Pretty quick to reject help. Why is that? The curse once transferred would probably have a weaker hold on the new host, lots weaker.

Do it earlier? Because the preparatory potions for the Trial are strongly reactive. They must be administered immediately after they're brewed. Satisfied?

Theoretically. See, curse grows weaker once it's transferred. Might end up as just an appetite for seeds and worms. All outcomes are on the table, though. Death included.

So it would seem… But this illuminates a path of action for us. We must find Rhenawedd, render the blackmail senseless. The lunatic or tics will thus lose hold on Dettlaff.