User blog comment:HoundTheDestroyer93/Ask Hound And Samia/@comment-28358106-20161130175813/@comment-28358106-20161202020128

"Ye can cut it with the flattery, Son o' Cerberus. We know who ye are, and we ain't dumb enough to think that ye'd have been taken in," the Hellhound says.

"The question was rhetorical. Oops!  Sorry, sorry!" The Lich says, hiding behind her book as the others turn and stare at her.

"I am quite good at hearing whispers of the shadows," the Apophis says, folding her arms. "You plan on defending Cyndwella's idiocy by pitting yourself against our Lord?"

"That's a right brave thing, bucko," the Hellhound says with a grin. "I commend ye for it. But it's in vain.  We're here to collect Cyndwella and get her home in one piece, so to speak, so she can collect on her bet.  And, likely, she'll take a good one from Lord Vic."