I Will Join With This Guy

This whale knew its stuff. Not trying to hide it, even Jake was tempted by the words of the huge cetacean. If it hadn't been his intention from the start to explore the dungeon, he might have considered himself seduced by these words.

Sweeping his eyes over the other refugees, he saw that he was not the only one who was convinced. From the most hardened Evolvers to the most cowardly of the refugees, they all had eyes that sparkled with fearless ambition. Even the expression of the hustler in his group, who had long been written off as the most wimpy of the bunch, was filled with a kind of fanatical resolve.

Jake was aware that something was wrong, for the promise of rewards would not have been enough to convince these men unanimously to risk their lives. Will, who had begun to sweet-talk a band of promising beasts, also paused and confirmed his doubts, his face tense with frustration,