My declaration left both Vyaghra and Jambavan stunned.
Taking about ten seconds to process my statement, Vyaghra asked, "What do you mean by becoming the leader? Do you wish to let this slavery continue?"
"Have some faith in me," I replied. "I have made this decision after careful consideration.
"And also, Vyaghra, you need to stay careful. They're suspicious of your identity and have sent more people to investigate the deaths of the guards in the tunnel."
"You need not worry," Vyaghra replied with a faint smile. "They will never find anything suspicious during the investigation. Her Majesty taught me some low-level illusion spells to help improve my hunting skills. I cast those spells on the corpses in the tunnel before leaving."
"Whoa! So you were already prepared for that," I gasped in astonishment.
"By the way, tell me one thing," I asked, sitting on the chair again. "Can you use that teleport ability of yours to move beyond the gate in mine number 10?"
