He gave his ancestor a grin, before bowing slightly. "Half the fun, Gran-Gran, is the challenge of the chase. Besides, they seem to think my name is Sephimoph, the Ignan word for half blooded illegitimate descendant. And that is just the start of what they don't know but think they do.<br/><br/>Besides, she is an oracle of Nocticul, or whatever her name is. She would likely try to banish you on the spot, the paladin would try to skewer you on the spot, the rogue would try to back stab you on the spot, and the mage would run like a fox. On the spot. Then you would get annoyed, show them why randomly attacking a greater elder blackguard succubus is a bad idea, and I would be lost on a new plane, with lots of unhappy demons running around. Sounds like too much work for too much effort with not enough gain.<br/><br/>But anyway, back to this rumor and gainsay. Why are you here, if not for sacking the plane? I keep telling them such a plan is far too inelegant for you, and if you wanted to sack a plane, you would do it personally and far more subtly, not through common demonic sluts and their toys. I am betting you are having a 'private' spat with the greater demon lord succubus, and one of your lieutenants or allies decided to have some fun on the side while they are supposed to be keeping your arena free of riff raff."<br/><br/>Of course, he wouldn't believe whatever she told him, no matter how convincing it was, but he WOULD remember it. She was one of the eldest succubi in existence, and one didn't make it past the millennia mark in the abyss by charging screaming at every opponent. She and her two most trusted companions had carved their own section out of a plane, so anything she said was suspect.<br/><br/>He considered her earlier offer a bit more, before grinning. "Though the removal of the binding would be funny, I suspect they would be... less than pleased without control. They seem the boring types, at least from what I have seen so far. As for giving them some, see before. I can deal with them on my own. After all, isn't that what impressed you initially? That I didn't shy or flee a stronger opponent? I just stayed out of immediate reach, and struck a blow he couldn't endure."<br/><br/>He didn't mention that he was tempted by her offer, but Glacial was firmly whispering in his mind that such an offer would have hooks in it. Hooks with a price he couldn't afford.