[Asbel'd been leaning forward as he listened to the story, practically feeding off the building suspense as the two heroes crept closer and closer to their apparent doom. And so he'd been completely oblivious to some of the, ah, less enthusiastic members of the audience. That is, until Ryuu grabs his arm. Asbel glances over at him, looking confused.]

Huh? Well, yeah! I mean they're just now getting to the good part. Don't you want to find out if Claire and Toby manage to escape from the Three-headed Hellhound?