Moments ago…
Wait… what is that?
The ground before him cracked, and a head peeked out.
"Skree!"
Fester!
Blaze was happy yet confused upon seeing the rat. He had assumed Fester had met the same fate as the rest of his horde. However, it surprised him.
How are you unaffected by the Headless's control?
"Skree. Skrr! Skr."
Fester didn't possess the intelligence to know the reason. So it told Blaze what it had experienced.
At first, Fester had the same reaction as the rest. It felt unbearable pain, but instead of just standing there, it dug a hole and slipped inside, as any scared rat would.
Once it was underground, the pain ceased, as if the connection the Headless was trying to establish was severed.
Fester took the time to stabilize before it began looking for Blaze. Fearing the pain, it didn't dare surface above. Even now, the rat was hesitant to get out of its hole.
Hmm… interesting.
