"Underdark... silently watching."
He Xi repeated it in his heart.
There were many gods in this world, and he knew far too little about most of them.
But at the mention of the Underdark—even without saying it outright—
he still knew who the "great being" in a Drow's mouth usually referred to.
The Spider Queen—Lolth.
She was an evil god who embodied chaos, betrayal, and merciless slaughter.
In every tale, her followers took pleasure in torment, wove endless conspiracies from lies, and even treated the wails of their blood kin as hymns of praise to please their god.
But don't think becoming her follower led to any good end. This capricious Spider Queen most enjoyed delivering punishment just when her followers believed they were about to receive her favor, twisting them into mindless spider-elves condemned to wander dark caverns in despair forever.
He looked at the Drow maiden before him.
I let you master the surface common tongue without pain, dealt with a squad that was probably here to cause you trouble, and even that Katzke was forced out by me. I didn't even blame you for stealing my kill.
And now you want to drag me into this?
"Thank you for the kind offer. I'm not interested in weaving conspiracies. I think it's better to be positive and sunny in life..."
Before he could finish, he suddenly noticed the strange look in her eyes. Something seemed off.
"You're not talking about Lolth?"
"You aren't a follower of Lolth?" Siluo'er looked somewhat stunned as she stared at He Xi. "Then how did you receive Lolth's blessing?"
"A blessing?"
"I saw how smoothly you walked across the web—more smoothly than a giant spider. Usually, only followers who have rendered exceptional service to Lolth can receive this blessing—[Web Walker]."
So that was