"G-Great Dragon, mighty dragon... we meant no offense to you!"
"Yes, yes, it was the Lich, it was him who deceived us!"
The three beholders begged for mercy one after another, their tentacle-like eye stalks trembling.
Beholders looked down upon other creatures, including other beholders. Each beholder believed that their existence was the epitome of their race, and that all others differing from them were the shame of their kind.
But they valued their lives dearly.
In the face of absolute power, these beholders knew that to keep their lives, they had to make some concessions and set aside their pride.
The beholder with a tumor in the center floated forward, a fawning expression on its grotesque face: "Great dragon, I am the humble beholder Augy."
"Your stature is so magnificent, a dragon like you must have much treasure. I would be willing to serve you for free, as the guardian of your lair, killing all who covet your wealth."
"Oh?"
