12-17-2015, 07:17 PM
Although Tobias wouldn't know such a term, cognitive dissonance began to fog his mind. The sheer absurdity of the kind of request he could expect from this Dragon King person and how it repulsed him contrasted with the twitch he felt in his right foot to go pick up a goblet that moment and do as he suggested. He did not want to piss this beast off. He did not want to piss him off...
And hopes of escape fell of their foundation as quickly as a newly fallen tree. This dragon was going to watch Tobias's every move, wasn't he? Maybe while the beast slept? How much of a deep sleeper was he? These were all questions which had answers he was afraid to obtain. The consequences of clearly stepping out of line...
The image of the chainsaw being crushed like paper returned to him. Tobias tried to breathe more slowly and just nod once more. He hastily did it a second time, just to make sure the Dragon King saw it.
And hopes of escape fell of their foundation as quickly as a newly fallen tree. This dragon was going to watch Tobias's every move, wasn't he? Maybe while the beast slept? How much of a deep sleeper was he? These were all questions which had answers he was afraid to obtain. The consequences of clearly stepping out of line...
The image of the chainsaw being crushed like paper returned to him. Tobias tried to breathe more slowly and just nod once more. He hastily did it a second time, just to make sure the Dragon King saw it.