I broke the silence first, tossing the question out casually even though I was already watching him from the corner of my eye.
"You told the others to refer to you as 'General'?"
Narg froze mid-step.
I stopped too and turned toward him, letting my expression sharpen just enough to make him sweat.
"Who made you a general? Did I?" I asked, putting just a hint of confrontation into my tone.
The effect was instant.
Narg began trembling under the weight of the question, and then—because he was Narg—he dropped straight to his knees like the ground had yanked him down.
"No, you didn't, Chief," he said quickly, voice tight.
"So what was that about?" I asked, keeping my eyes on him.
Narg swallowed, his jaw tightening as he forced himself to explain.
