Graulas predictions

"Your courage in the grove surprised me. Surprise is a reaction I had all but forgotten. I have seen enough that I always know what to expect. I assess the odds of various outcomes, and my predictions are never thwarted. Before you were finished confronting the revenant, the potion failed. I saw the artificial bravado leave you. Your demise was certain. Yet, despite my certainty, you removed the nail. Had you been full-grown, a seasoned hero of legendary renown, well trained, armed with charms and talismans, I would have been deeply impressed. But for a mere boy to perform such a feat? I was truly surprised. "

  Graulas leaned forward. "You wonder why I brought you here. "

  "To find out what I taste like?"

  The demon regarded him morosely. "I brought you here to thank you for my first surprise in centuries. "

Chapter 13