You take the glittering dagger from the brass steps and immediately thrust it into the Princess' hide. She doubles over.

"Why?" her voice shudders. She looks back at you with big, sad eyes. "I thought we were friends."

"You ended the world last time. I wish you would die," you say.

And she does.

You open the door to the cabin and close the door to the stairs behind you. Inside the cabin, you speak to the voices inside your head.

"I did what you said. She's dead."

"Jolly good," the narrator says.

The voice of the friend, shakes, "You... you... killed me."

"You're not the princess," you say.

The voice doesn't speak again.

"She wasn't part of me, was she?" You ask the narrator.

"Don't worry about that one bit," the narrator says.

"Okay. Well, I saved the world, so it's time for me to leave, right?"

"Oh," the narrator says. "About that..."

"What?"

"You needn't need to worry about that. This cabin's pretty fine, innit?"

"I have to stay here alone?" Your voice takes on a twinge of panic.

"It's not so bad. Maybe you'll develop some other personalities?"

"You're leaving me too!"

"Sorry," the narrator says. "This is really for the best. Enjoy eternity!"

"Why? Am I living forever?"

"It's nothing *I* did," the narrator says. "Though, think of all the people you are helping!"

"Please explain this to me!"

"To fully understand, it's like a turn-of-the-twentieth-century play. You really need to understand the reveal in act three. I am not sure it's a good idea to share that with you. You need to review related merchandise."

"What are you talking about?"

"See the author's notes!"

"What author's notes?"

"Ah," the narrator crows. "It isn't so funny now that it's you who doesn't see some metaphysical self-reflective mirror-like item, is it?"

The narrator's voice fades away.

You're left alone.

Forever.

And ever.

But at least you have slain the princess.

That was good. Right?

Author's Note

Ending Type A: Slay the Princess!
Specific Ending: "The Betrayer"

Play again from the beginning to reach another ending type and to unravel more of the mystery of what is happening.

Some key questions:
1. Why is the princess developing the way she is developing?
2. Why can't the princess leave the cabin... except when she can?
3. Why seemingly can't you stay dead?
4. What does the narrator really want? (Ending Ds give some insight into the narrator and its goals.)
5. Is there only one, or are there multiple universes?

Ending Types:
A. Slay the Princess
B. Free the Princess
C. Failure
D. Stasis