Return to Story Vignettes Treason's Price Some would call me traitor for what I did. Bael'Zharon led us to the edge of victory, promising mastery over all. We believed him, fools that we were … and no greater fool than I. I am Isin Dule, once the Hopeslayer's right hand. I would have followed him to my death. But as the land crumbled, I knew he heralded the death of all. And so, when he needed me most, I struck my master down. The more we seek to control chaos, the more it controls us. I learned this lesson at my cost. My treason torments me always. It is my price, the lesson I have learned. We must suffer, if we are to remain ourselves.