Liens naturally had no way to lift the curse on Atel; at least, he didn't at the moment.
After all, he didn't even know how the curse operated, so how could he possibly know how to remove it?
What he had said outside the door earlier was just an excuse to make Atel cooperate with his research.
So, looking at Atel's expectant gaze, a strange sense of guilt welled up in his heart, but that slight guilt wasn't enough to make him feel much burden about his upcoming words and actions.
Moreover, once he figured it out through research, he would inform Nimophila about Atel's situation, allowing a more professional person to resolve the curse on her.
Therefore, he would make amends sooner or later, so he felt even less psychological burden.
"It seems you also have some understanding of the domain of Extraordinary Ones, so I won't waste your and my time with too many explanations."
