Lanmar, surprisingly, seemed to be enjoying the Headmaster's interrogation.
He felt a sense of smug superiority, relishing the opportunity to show off his knowledge in front of a human who seemed so profoundly ignorant of the pocket trial and the new world.
Goven, however, possessed no such inferiority complex. He remained silent and collected, even slightly bored, leaving the grandstanding to Lanmar while he waited patiently at the periphery for John's return.
"My lord, are you pleased with what we have accomplished thus far?" Goven asked the moment John stepped back into Instant Dungeon. He hurried toward John with a posture of absolute deference.
The look in Goven's eyes, his subservient attitude, and the reverent way he spoke to John, none of it escaped the Headmaster's keen senses. To the old man, this was the final, undeniable piece of evidence. The unbelievable story he had just been told was, in fact, the terrifying reality.
