"Well, soon enough, the thing monitoring me revealed itself and it turned out to be humanoid." Damien continued his storytelling to Arielle. "When it spoke, the voice sounded feminine so I concluded it was a female."
"When I summoned Cerbe to my side for protection, it was quickly brought under her control after a few words from her mouth."
Damien leaned back slightly, watching as Arielle absorbed everything he had just told her. She had listened without interrupting, but now her brows were furrowed in deep thought.
"You're telling me," she started slowly, "that something—someone—took control of your summons?"
Damien nodded. "Yeah. And not just any summons. She took control of Fenrir, Cerbe, and the others like it was nothing."
Arielle's frown deepened. "That shouldn't be possible. Your pact makes it so that only you can command them. That's how summoning magic works."
Damien exhaled, rubbing his temples. "Exactly. Which is why I still don't understand how it happened."
