A Chuckling Voice in Barzer's Head After the Massacre
Moments after the nursery reveal, Barzer hears an unfamiliar voice speaking to him in Infernal, laughing at what just happened — and jokes about taking whatever it is as a warlock patron, hinting at a dark new plot thread.
The laughter at the table hasn't even faded when the mood flips. Barzer hears something — not from the room, but inside his own head. A voice, speaking Infernal, low and amused, clearly delighted by what just happened in that nursery.
Nobody else at the table heard it. Just Barzer.
And Barzer, to his credit, takes the hint immediately. "I feel like I'm gonna take a little warlock after this," he says, only half joking, "and make that my patron."
It's a throwaway line wrapped around a real thread — something dark took notice of Barzer tonight, and it liked what it saw.
A Chuckling Voice in Barzer's Head After the Massacre