Interesting. "That is a much less satisfying turn of events, yes."
He takes his sword and slides the blade into the earth, hand resting on it. "You are in an odd place with odd people where odd things happen. This sounds just like the sort of thing She would be doing to combat boredom."
"I know how it goes. Especialy with Val. He had his moments of idiocy even before I was gone." Gaav often called Val's attention to his moments of idiocy, but this is one of the results of taking servants and changing them so little, and of taking a damn teenager. "He served me well, but it's against nature and balance for a servant to outlive his master. Val was meant to avenge me and die, but it seems he got it in his head there was only one apocalyptic way to do that."
"Afraid for Zelas? Let me guess. A war for territory and power in my- and Phibbrizo's- absence?"