“You will?" the old man asked.

Adrian chuckled bitterly. "If you don't believe me, I can vow on it. If I speak a single false word, I will be struck down by thunder."

The old man sprang up to stop him. "Please don't say that, sir. Come on, everyone, get. We should greet our new master.”

The group got up and bowed to Adrian, who disliked such ceremonies and said, "You don't have to do that."

After a while, they left the rift.

"Oh, I haven't asked for your names yet," Adrian said.

The old m