Dirtclaw rose from his seat.
His frame still dwarfed his sons, casting a long shadow over them. He circled Anubis and Wepwawet slowly, pacing like a predator deciding how to strike, or perhaps... hesitating.
"Gustalon, what do you think of these two whelps?"
Dirtclaw didn't look at his guest, but his question was directed at the elemental sitting nearby. "Do they have a chance to reach the Legendary rank on their own?"
Dirtclaw found himself paralyzed by indecision, so he deferred to Gustalon, whom he had dragged over for drinks.
To reach the rank of Lord on one's own meant condensing a Lord's Stone without external aid.
Logically speaking, Anubis and Wepwawet were born after Dirtclaw had evolved into a Hell-Drake Hound. Their latent potential far exceeded that of most whelps in the Stoneheart Horde. Dirtclaw had high hopes for them.
