[God Quest] better the devil you know

"Few understand the costs of perfection." She said in a low voice, nearly an octave lower than her normally delightful laugh, but quickly what might have been a sinister smile disappeared, and she stared at him with a crackling blue gaze. Her smile widened, joy in the sparks of her irises. "There is a mask...A mask given to one of the mortals by the God Ludo ... it lets him see outside the barrier. I want to know how it works. Bring it to me fallen one, and I will restore some of what you have lost."