Caleb drew himself up as tall and as straight as he could. When one imitated gods, one walked with good posture. He didn't actually know if that was a rule, but he'd never met anyone pretending to be a god before so he hadn't had much of a chance to ask. It seemed like a good rule for a god impersonator to follow, though. With that thought in mind, he lumbered into the clearing.

Karrass leaped to his feet. He whipped around towards the intruder. The damp musty scent of the disturbed fish carcasses and ancient leaf-litter filled the air. Caleb wrinkled his nose against the invading scent. Karrass still stared at him in a decidedly nonagressive manner. Emboldened by the lack of immediate attack, Caleb pressed on. He avoided looking at himself as he walked forward. It was best not to think too hard about what Rainbow had done to him, least he accidentally undo the illusion. 

"Y-" Karrass choked on his word the first time before he managed to spit it out, "you!"

"Me?" Caleb blinked.

"You!" Karrass seemed to be at a loss for a more meaningful word.

"Me." Caleb agreed again. His thoughtless answer last time hadn't gotten him killed, so it seemed a safe choice to repeat.

"You." Though he was repeating the same word again and again, Karrass sounded significantly more strangled this time. Before Caleb could answer with his obligatory 'me', Karrass was moving. He threw himself down at Caleb's feet, choking over the word 'you' again. This time he managed to form a full sentence. "You heard Karrass! You answered Karrass!"

Caleb awkwardly patted the sobbing dwarf on the head. "Yes, little cub, I have been sent because you were heard." It felt so weird to call a man at least twice his age 'cub'. Twice his age? Maybe that was wrong. Did dwarfs age the same way humans did? Did they show age the same way humans did? Karrass' voice had not sounded like an old voice, but what if that was how old dwarfs sounded? Caleb should have asked Rainbow more about the dwarfs. For that matter, was he even sure Karrass was male? He was fairly certain one of the older boys had said female dwarfs grow beards. 

"Karrass knew his god would send a sign," Ah, that was right. Karrass referred to himself as male, that's how Caleb knew. "Karrass did not doubt the Mighty One. Karrass is the most loyal servant, the most humble. Karrass shall make a thousand miracles in his god's name."

"Very good, Cub. The Mighty One is pleased with his devoted one's devotion." Caleb could almost feel Rainbow roll his eyes behind him. "Take me to the others, so that I might tell them of your loyalty. The Mighty One has sent me as a messenger, so all might know of you."

Karrass stood at once. He patted down his clothes as he answered. "Karrass shall be honored to escort the Mighty One's Messenger. Oh yes, Karrass has waited long for this. Karrass always knew he was the most worthy. He is the best servant." His hand slid into a hidden pocket somewhere in the folds of his shirt. From within the brown cloth he pulled out what he had been searching for. He cradled the key cautiously to his chest. "This is the way, great messenger."

The Dwarf held his key aloft and shouted a phrase that Caleb could not comprehend. From seemingly no where a large door appeared. Karrass pressed his key against the center of the door. It sprang open.

Caleb drew a deep breath and against all instincts followed the dwarf into his lair.