Under the persistent urging of the two women and their undivided attention, Marcus began recounting everything he had experienced in Dominion. He went through the journey step by step, from the dangers of the Mist Veil Palace to the battles that nearly cost him his life.
Their reactions were exactly what he hoped for, full of awe and disbelief, but what surprised him most was Chloe's behavior. She did not interrupt once, did not mock him, and did not throw a single sarcastic comment his way. For once, she listened quietly, which made the whole experience far more pleasant than he expected.
By the time he finished, both Anya and Chloe looked dazed, as if they had just woken from a long dream. Lyanna, his Wyvern Saint Knight companion, left the deepest impression on them. The scale of what Marcus had gone through was hard to process, and it was difficult to believe that one person had experienced so much in such a short time.
