>>5340772>19…And reach out to remove the blindfold. Even from all the way down here, you can feel the spike in anxiety in your watching subordinates, their readiness to leap to your aid—especially the Bastard, who (though older than you) has come to view you as a great benefactor and almost a mentor. The same Presence that evokes such loyalty in him, however, also protects you from the basilisk. As the eye-covering slips away, the basilisk dutifully lowers its head, averting its eyes.
Some call the basilisk ‘king of snakes’, but it is no match for the soul of a dragon—the king of all reptiles.
You re-mask the basilisk when you are confident you have control of it, for the sake of avoiding accidents, but you give the command: this dangerous entity now belongs to you, and will accompany your forces to serve as part of the assault on the dwarves. With this new trick up your sleeve, you return to planning the assault.
