"Ahahaha, Your Highness the Prince, you jest..."
Kil'jaeden forced an ugly smile onto his face, intending to downplay the matter as he said:
"These two are... ah, enthusiastic members of our kind whom I encountered while preparing to explore the ruins."
"They are high-ranking monsters who survived from Dimius's era and once witnessed Lord Demon King Hangenor's valiant splendor as he seized the throne of Demon King..."
"When they heard that I intended to explore the divine ruins, the two of them very enthusiastically offered their assistance."
"Originally, I had planned to apply to Your Highness for a group of mid-ranking monsters to be transferred from the central region to assist me. But after gaining the two of them, I became overly eager for quick success..."
As he spoke, Kil'jaeden deliberately straightened his back slightly, making his figure seem far less hunched than before.
"I beg Your Highness the Prince for forgiveness!"
In truth, he had an ulterior motive.
The more one acted open and fearless at the crucial moment of a lie, the more convincing one's words would seem!
Sure enough, after Kil'jaeden made that somewhat presumptuous gesture, a cold laugh came from Sargeras.
"You don't look like you've come to confess your sins. You look more like you've come to claim credit."
Thud.
Before Sargeras had even finished speaking, Kil'jaeden bent both knees and threw himself flat onto the ground, displaying the lowliest posture possible before Sargeras as he urgently said:
"Your subordinate would not dare!"
"Failing to uncover a useful ruin for Your Highness the Prince and causing Your Highness losses is Kil'jaeden's dereliction of duty!"
If his deliberate credit-seeking earlier had been meant to make the lie more convincing, then his current behavior was meant to demonstrate his Loyalty to Sargeras.
It was practically the same