Unfortunately, no he couldn’t see past Malefor’s trickery. Malefor knew exactly how to manipulate someone like Kurogh, so he had no chance. Kurogh wanted every drop of praise, it was a surefire way to get him to remotely like you. No amount of praise was enough for him, no lucky break was enough, nothing was ever enough for him. Malefor was seen as a savior God, so all he had to do was treat Kurogh like he was the bestest Kuros in all of Kurosia. He made Kurogh think that he trusted Kurogh, believed his way of thinking was the best, and that he deserved to be the most famous of his people. He fed Kurogh every lie under the Veil to keep him tightly under his claws; Kurogh never stood a chance.
The only point he saw through Malefor was the mere seconds before he died. When Malefor admitted that he wasn’t helping Kurogh ‘purify’ his people, he was wiping them all out. That Kurogh helped end his people, his culture, and he wouldn’t even be remembered.
~Weird Hyenas
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