Demogorgon's expression was rich with emotion, but it was not because he had been tempted by Iggwilv.
He had, however, genuinely been startled.
He even understood a little why Graz'zt had not planned any mad revenge after being so thoroughly screwed over by that woman.
No matter how many reasons that bastard gave to explain his actions, in the eyes of Greater Demons at the lord level, they were all excuses Graz'zt had chosen because he had gone soft-hearted.
If Graz'zt had truly been the sort to give up something he desperately wanted to do now for the sake of the "future"... then he would never have gone after Waukeen in the first place.
They were all demons who understood demons. Though they had all regretted that Graz'zt had chosen the least profitable outcome, if it had been them, they might not have been able to restrain that overflowing malice either... Of course, that had nothing to do with how they used this matter to belittle Graz'zt's intelligence.
Between Waukeen and Iggwilv—even including those Half-Demons Iggwilv had borne for Graz'zt—it was obvious who would bring greater benefits if kept around.
The only reason Graz'zt had made his current choice was that, at the time, he simply had not wanted to kill that witch.
Therefore, before preparing for this battle, Demogorgon had done quite a bit of mental preparation.
He was, in fact, the Demon Lord who made the most psychological preparations and contingency plans for his coming activities... Only this way could his two heads avoid erupting into fierce conflict when something unexpected happened.
Yet Iggwilv's understanding of him was a little too "deep," a little too "real."
The current Demogorgon was extremely grateful for all the smoke screens he had laid beforehand, and he could even guess from Iggwilv's