"Xenagrosh doesn't need to ask me to do anything. You only have to give me a reason, boy. It doesn't need to be a good one."
"What was it, then?" Orulm nodded to the Suneater, aware that his position in the Organization had always been precarious.
"A test that you passed." The Shadow Dragon said. "We didn't inform Baba Yaga of your identity or abilities. We only told her we would send two hybrids to Batara."
"Since when getting your ass kicked is a passing grade?" Abthot reeled at the revelation. "Also, what do you mean, inform? Was this some kind of joint operation?"
"You're smarter than you look and way smarter than you act, Abthot." The heel of the Grimbark Staff thumping on the ground accompanied the Master's steps. "Maybe there is still hope for you.
"Keep up like this, and there will also be a place for you in my Organization once our project is complete."
