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Chapter 4: Ambrose Had A Loyalty Spell Put On Him

Before Azkadellia's final coup and capture of the Queen, Ambrose purposely had a loyalty spell put on himself so that he couldn't be forced to betray the Queen or DG.

Glitch doesn't remember this. All he knows is that he was able to resist the Witch's torture and keep his secrets before becoming a Zipperhead, that the Queen is important to him somehow, and that DG is one of the easiest things to keep his focus on.

The rest of the characters react with horror when they learn that Glitch was basically under an obedience compulsion this whole time — but after the spell is removed and his brain is put back in, Ambrose doesn't share their horror.

He's always been loyal, he explains. Always. His little compulsion plan just meant that the Witch couldn't twist him around as Ambrose or take advantage of his brainlessness as Glitch — he could forget anything else, be made to reveal nearly anything that wasn't related to them or wasn't important, even be forced by the Witch to do nearly anything that wasn't against them, but the loyalty would remain.

And remains still, even after the choice is back in his hands. Like he told them — he's always been loyal to his dear Queen.