Jack looked toward the massive tree in the center of the floor, where he could feel Stormfang's presence even from this distance.
The Blessed One was watching, evaluating whether Jack would be prey or rival.
"Stormfang," Jack said with certainty. "It's already marked me as a potential threat. Better to deal with it before it decides to become proactive about eliminating competition. Plus, a Disaster-class lightning creature would be an incredible addition to the army."
{You're seriously planning to bind all three Disaster-class entities?} Oscar asked, his tone carrying equal parts excitement and concern. {That's... ambitious. Even for you.}
'Why settle for less when more is available?' Jack thought back. 'I have the capacity for five hundred bound creatures. These three alone would justify a significant portion of that capacity. Plus whatever else I can gather from the populations.'
