After hearing Sasha's explanation, the priestess fell into a trance-like state.
Her empty eyes and shortness of breath would be somewhat alarming to ordinary people, but not to Felix and Sasha who seemed to know what was going on with her.
Although NPCs are accomplished beings, they remain slaves of the system, unable to go beyond the roles initially assigned to them.
It is only with the help of players, or rather, the tricks discovered by a few rare ones, that NPCs will be able to act in unpredictable ways.
Although this was an advantageous bug at first, it became notorious as many players put it into practice.
Over time, these exploits are no longer considered bugs, but simple tricks to bypass the quest to another path—making it faster or easier.
However, as cheaty as it seems at first, the risks involved were so great that the mission could fail instantly if the system judges it as such.