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Ilpholin is going to ply her trade. Her very best trade. As the curtain tussles, she's going to subtly work her magic in, plying Valente to make him desire this more, make him desire Ilpholin more, make him willing to do anything she requests in exchange for the reward she'll give him behind the curtain as a result. In other words, she's working on him like she has others like Devi, aiming to make Valente her willing puppet and lusty bed partner. Of course, she goes about this slowly and subtly through the course of the curtain. Granted, being Ilpholin's minion comes with a lot of perks.
Everything's attempts of course.