>Side with the clearly suspicious mindflayer and trust him entirely even though it's very likely to be an awful idea
>He helps you with fighting in the final part of the game
>Helps you save the fucking day
>Doesn't even pull some shit at the end after you beat the main bad guy
>Says bye and just peaces out
Why the FUCK would anyone ever try to even bother saving Orpheus? They could have made the emperor just a completely predictable fucking asshole who betrays you the moment he can, and he just doesn't. He sticks to his word and that's that. Whether he's the original emperor or not doesn't even matter, the guy is just hilariously cooperative if you are too.