"Hey! You two quit slacking!" another soldier barked, stomping toward them.
Daemon turned casually. The man looked irritated, like someone who'd just come back from taking a leak and found everything suspiciously quiet.
"Did you see my partner?" he asked, scanning the area.
Feigning concern, Daemon tilted his head. "You mean the other guy? Strange... he said he heard something weird deeper inside the dungeon and went to check it out."
"What?" the soldier frowned. "Deeper inside? That's a death wish. What exactly did he hear?"
Daemon shrugged. "Dunno. Sounded like a growl. Some kind of wild animal, right, Varian?"
Varian nodded, eyes wide with fake concern. "Yeah, man. Real creepy. He told us not to follow him. Said to keep working like normal."
The soldier narrowed his eyes. "You two are acting way too casual. That cave's dangerous and no one with half a brain would walk into it alone. Are you messing with me? Did you do something to him?"
