Lady of Silver above!
Aaron, who had been almost entirely devoid of emotion, could not help swearing.
Dwarf, didn't you say this information was exclusively yours?
Why was someone outside?
What the hell were those idiots outside thinking? The female Rogue and I had finally disarmed the traps, and they decided to force the door open?
Probably Orks or demons.
Aaron realized he had no time left to think. The Undead Abomination Serpentfolk, over five meters long and weighing more than six hundred pounds, had already spotted him and Eleanora.
"You are not the master."
The Undead Abomination Serpentfolk spoke mechanically and began swinging both scimitars wildly.
"Hiss~ Hiss, hiss, hiss~" Aaron activated Tzeentch's Oracle again, imitating a snake's hiss.
"Master?"
The Undead Abomination Serpentfolk stopped moving. He studied Aaron and Eleanora in confusion, then rejected the idea. "No, not the master... Scaleless ones, trespass in forbidden grounds, die!"
This was trouble. Aaron felt helpless. Tzeentch's Oracle had its limits, after all, and he knew little about the World Serpent. Without direct contact, Tzeentch's Oracle might still fool the undead creatures serving the great serpent, but face-to-face, he could not deceive these guards.
Run!
Aaron and Eleanora exchanged a glance, then took off as though they had read each other's minds.
"Lord Salian, I'll draw some away for you." The female Rogue smashed a smoke bomb against the floor. Within the smoke, a pair of demonic wings spread across the narrow passage, and two enormous demonic horns emerged from her head. "You'll have to handle the rest yourself."
She was a Succubus. This female Rogue was a Succubus in disguise.
"Understood." Aaron's expression did not change.
He recalled what Samir Morningstar had said: "I have two Patrons!"
Buddy, this Succubus was your Fiend Patron, wasn't she?
Excellent taste!
His thoughts