without hesitation elzik answered , aye father im ready elgor nodded , it warms my heart to hear it ! , elgor pondered something for a moment tapping the index finger of his left hand to his dry lips , then said in a hushed voice , if this is going to work ye must agree to obey my conditions , dont speak dont even think until i say so and say aye now to all i ask of thee or leave and never return elzik swallowed bile that rose in his throat ; ordinarily he would have burst out laughing and seen the jest of it and bade his leave but instead he knelt on one knee and said , i will do all thee asks of me upon my word i swear then arise lord elzik and follow me elgor turned away the illusion of a decrepit old elf faded before elziks startled eyes , ye will learn there is more to shape shifting then becoming thy animal namesake .