Armando was more than ready, when he heard from his messengers of darkness that that woman named Sapphire was about to go into labor, when Armando found out on one side and Margaret on the other he agreed to create a portal and go where Sapphire was, she transformed into a seductive elf and entered the portal, she pretended to be Sapphire's friend but the guards did not want to give her much information.
Margaret, uncomfortable, thought of killing them but the voice of an elf made her desist from that idea, when she saw him she was a little surprised because he looked a little like Leandro, although he was much taller, she agreed to talk to him and told him some details, the elf introduced himself as Lexis and guided her to Sapphire's house.
Margaret after discovering that he had lied to her cursed him and commented that not even Sapphire could reverse the spell, he left Lexis a mark on her chest where only high wizards and sorcerers could see the curse. Margaret stormed back to her chamber, but she would get her revenge for being seen as a fool.
She decided to forget her anger and look for Armando, but the counselor explained to her that he had gone out to look for a valuable prey for her, clearly she knew it was a lie but in a fight against him she knew that she still had a long way to go to beat him, after a few hours Armando returned and after that he went to his chamber.
Alfred when he felt his master arrive entered his room and asked him if he had achieved his victory, when he saw how Armando was moving he sighed a little and said
Alfred: my lord, I have already waited many years... for a few more years and better tactics you can achieve it, if you wish I can read hidden books about it and look for the exact moment.
Armando: not only am I angry about it, but my damn brother betrayed me, he called me just when I was going to make my attack and told me what happened, he let a damn named Roger dethrone me; this is what I get for telling him my plan.
He knocked over a very old vase with nothing in it and while he calmed down he told her that once again that woman had given him a battle, so much so that he could not wait to manipulate her as he pleased. After Alfred left, he lay down on the bed and while he remembered Sapphire's face and both battles he felt the excitement, he did not want to call Margaret again just for that and make her mind think stupid things.
With a spell he revived a corpse and molded it to look a little like Sapphire, he made a slight replica of her and ordered her sexual poses to make her his, getting an idea of what her personality was like gave him more pleasure and he made her his several times.
At last he felt at ease because he was not to call Margaret, and after quenching his thirst he asked her to stay close, he had called her darkness, since for him, Sapphire's name was pure.