New Beginning 739

The Crispy Knight was a quiet tavern usually, not too rowdy or loud, but when the Demon King's second-in-command, Gote, came cantering inside utter silence fell. The chubby satyr sauntered through the crowded room and idle conversations stopped, even the clink of glasses ceased.

Ruuk leaned forward as Gote clambered onto the bar with his goat-like legs, cloven hooves clicking across the lacquered surface. Raising his chubby arms for silence, Gote said, "All right, lads, any of you looking to i...