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Grewie had failed his king, and he knew it from the moment Arcadius had opened his mouth.

Thankfully, his head was staying on his shoulders.

He had never wanted to be a soldier--part of why he became Arcadius II's adviser and magician--which left him the option of trying to find the royal crown. It could be dangerous, but it was the king of danger he could handle. Brief fights, no time for him to get fearful, no arrows coming out of crowds to impale everyone near him...Stop it, Grewie told himself. Nothing to fear. Nothing to fear...

Before he started on preparations and planning, he had to do a lot of research, guess where it could be, what obstacles he would or could face. Grewie contacted the librarian to begin his search through the texts he can find.

<What is not who. "What" is what. "Who" is just the name your mother gave you, what your friends called you. It's a name. I'm asking for a name. And, as noted, I'm calling BS if you say you're Rhadiowhatever. You're comfortable around modern technology, and no one from the modern world calls their kids names like that.>

<Can we agree to disagree about the specifics of my culture? Well, a bit more psychology. Still.>

<Who are you?>

<Don't feel sorry for me. It's just how demons are. We don't feel happiness, sadness, companionship, things like that--mostly satisfaction, pride, fear, and a bit of wrath. It's just how we're made, I guess.>

<Alright. Um...Selina! Truth or dare?>

<Nuriel... you don't... think sincere. Send us your real one. Come on, we won't judge.>

<That is my...well, demons don't really feel happiness as much as satisfaction. About as close as we come, at least. That is definitely my most satisfying memory.>

<Alright.>

There is a pause. Then, Nuriel sends everyone an image of one monstrous figure standing over another. The second one looks hurt.

<That one on top is me. The one on the bottom is another young demon who was dominant over me for a while. Then I demonstrated dominance over him. It was a lot more satisfying than anything since.> She sounds a bit uncertain about that last part.

<Dare. Dare me anything you dare.>