The weapon spirit of the Baldur's Gate was a very cunning being. It intended to dupe even Saleen, but when it saw the countless lightning runes hovering in that blue eyes of Saleen, it gave up on that thought altogether.
Saleen opened his mouth and said a few words to that weapon spirit.
That weapon spirit knew that Saleen was speaking the language of magic, judging from how his lips moved. All weapon spirits were capable of speaking the language of magic, or mages would not have been able to command them otherwise.
What Saleen mouthed was: 'submit to me, and I shall give you your freedom.'
The weapon spirit recalled what its master said right there and then, coming to realization that that mage before it was the key to its freedom. It was just that it needed to be service for several more years.
