The Worst Case - Part 1

"I agree," Vol said. "I can imagine that Brighteyes gave orders that should have taken that into account, but Drygon disobeyed it… Still, I doubt that he expected us to see through it either, just with the villagers disappearing. Or perhaps he is confident enough that even with us knowing, he knows there's nothing we could do about it."

It was a grim announcement, and so Vol thought it was best that such grimness come exclusively from his lips. "However, we will not lose," Vol said, and he said it with as much firmness and confidence as he could muster.

His men went quiet. There was naught they could say to it. He met each of their eyes, daring them to say something else, or speak out of turn. He lingered on Silverfish a while longer than the rest, and for a time, Silverfish stared back, before he eventually just shrugged, and did a little jump atop Vagrin's stomach, prompting a cry of pain from the man.