Bob was resting with a warm mug when his door slammed open. Londibni strode into the room with tears in the corners of her eyes and bow in hand.
“BOOOOBBBBB!!!”
“Hi Londibni. Congratulations on your promotion.”
“Congratulations? CONGRATULATIONS?! Bob, you idiot! This is all your fault! Why are you trying to get me killed?!”
“I’m not though?”
Londibni made a muffled scream, then heaved a huge sigh and rubbed her temples.
“Ok, I think you’re not fully understanding something here, so let me lay it out for you, Bob. Becoming an Eight General is a huge honor. You sit at the right hand of the Dark Lord, you have his ear and receive his commands directly. You are second only to him. Which means every resource and individual in the Dark Lord’s realm is at your disposal. You receive an entire country’s worth of land and resources to command. You can take anything you want. You can gain access to powerful artifacts and forbidden arcane lore unlike anything else in the world. And no one can defy you, save the other Generals and the Dark Lord himself. I could kill you, right now, with no reason at all, and no one would bat an eye.”
“Yes, that’s why I’m congratulating you.”
Londbini’s eye twitched.
“Which is why literally every eye in the Realm is on the Eight Generals at all times. From the lowliest goblin to the Dark Lord himself. Everyone below me will want to kill me and take my spot. All the other Generals will want to expose a weakness and force me under their heel. The Dark Lord himself will be appraising me at all times to determine if I’m worthy of his trust.”
She closed her eyes, clenching her fists as she shouted.
“AND I’M NOT EVEN LEVEL 100 YET!!! I’M WEAK, SUPER WEAK! I’M THE WEAKEST EIGHT GENERAL TO EVER EXIST, BOB! SO WHAT DO YOU THINK IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN?!!! I’M ABOUT TO GET TORN TO SHREDS, BOB!”
“Don’t worry, I’ll help you.”
“Help me?! HELP ME?! Bob, what are you even going to do?! You’re level 60 for goodness sake!”
“63, actually.”
Londibni froze.
“Wait what? W-What have you been doing to have leveled up three times while I was away?”
Bob shrugged. After all, it wasn’t what he was doing.
Your Retainer Aurélie Laffitte de Atrein has slain: Level 50 Orc Warrior!
You have gained 3 XP!
Your Retainer Aurélie Laffitte de Atrein has slain: Level 75 Goblin Shaman!
You have gained 28 XP!
Your Retainer Aurélie Laffitte de Atrein has slain…