Planescape Torment - 12- Fhjull and his short time

"already you possess the key, and need only the location of the portal that shall lead you there. we know not where the portal lies, but might tell you its key: 'regret.' " Many of the pillar's heads began to weep and moan. "Yes, regret! Regret!"
"Regret?"
"yes... you must have experienced regret to breach the fortress. write it upon a piece of your flesh and your passage through the portal is assured."
"And the portal... you say you don't know where it is?"
"yes... only three have known the way. the first one was you... though you have forgotten, now. the second lies beyond the portal, and shall not emerge. the third one you have already met. they know of your condition, the fortress and your need to reach there... but they shall not help you. their shield is one forged from the cold metals of lies and deception, a thing you cannot hope to break with mere words. you must do battle with them."
"Who is it?"
The heads remained silent for a time, giving me naught but smug smiles. Finally, they spoke, "you have met the liar — and not for the first time. the liar knows... but did not tell you. a petty betrayal between immortals..." Some of the decomposing heads rolled their eyes and snickered at me.
"Trias?" Who else but Trias, who had sent me on this pointless errand, who had thought nothing of betraying Fhjull Forked-Tongue?
"oh, yes... though we know him by his full name: trias, the betrayer!" The pillar shook with mirth, the pile of rotting heads tottering back and forth as it laughed at my distress. A few of the heads chanted mockingly, "Betrayer... Betrayer... Trias, the Betrayer..."
"Why would he lie to me?"
"the answer is not ours to give. you must seek him out yourself, and ask him."
"How did he come to know of this?"
"trias exchanged words with you once, long ago, when you knew the way. you spoke your heart, and trias — in the way of all great betrayers — listened well to build your trust. short the conversation was, though filled with meaning. meaning and death is what you seek... two separate things they are for a normal man. but for you... one and the same."
There were still some questions I wished the pillar to answer, for which I was willing to give more of my immortal blood. I asked if it knew who my killer, my enemy was.
The pillar remained strangely silent; some of its heads simply looked away, while others shuddered with pained expressions. Eventually, they gathered themselves and spoke once more: "we... do not know. those heads that once contained such knowledge have been destroyed — removed from us. we cannot answer you this question."

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[Dhamell]

Haha, I remember the first time I talked to the skulls, Vhailor was right there and just smashed me after he found out.

[QwoPhasaArius]

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The music....Wow. Getting this game soon, can't wait.

[coogilmour]

thanks dude