"A mask? A lie? No, no... Like a snake, wrapped in its own sloughed skin, I've shown you something that is lon

"A mask? A lie? No, no... Like a snake, wrapped in its own sloughed skin, I've shown you something that is long gone. But I remember! I remember who I was, I remember who I wanted to become..." The nymph stops talking, distracted by the rustling of leaves. Then she raises her eyes to you, and her gaze full of sudden anger. "Why am I telling you all this? You are nothing. Just another step on the ladder I must climb. You will perish, like so many before you, and I'll forget you by the next dawn!"