"I passed out," he said dryly. "Woke up with a face full of river mud. I had no idea what I was doing, or what to expect. My ka--" He hesitated a moment, mid-word, then decided there wasn't a more convenient way to explain things.

"Calling out Diabound was natural as breathing. The first time, I didn't even realize I had summoned him, I'd merely assumed he was just there. I foolishly thought that all summons would be that easy, and was very quickly proven wrong."