CCIII. The Unexpected Submission

"Aaagh... me too... I'm glad I'm back!" he replied, waiting for his enormous Master to put him back down.

"What the fuck happened to your right eye? Did it change its color?" Dargeon continued, attracting the attention of Egill, who having watched Dag out of the way, had not noticed that particular.

"Yes, one morning I woke up and my comrades made me notice that it had turned purple! I don't know exactly why, but I think it's related to the growth of my powers!" replied Dag, trying to make his answer seem as convincing as possible.

Both Masters looked at each other, convincing themselves that that was the truth, and then continued to play dumb.

"Then, Dag... how did it go?" asked Egill, who, with his usual elegance, looked to Gridd, curious to know her identity.