by I'm Not Mister Mxyptlk
Somewhere else:
"THEY ARE GONE!" somebody shouted with a voice that sounded like two voices at once, both filled with hate.
"Now, now, K'tl... don't get excited," another voice said.
"What doesss he mean gone? Who'sss gone?" a reptilian voice asked.
"WHO DO YOU THINK, KNELL? THEY LEFT THE COUNTRY!"
"What?"
"They will be back eventually."
"You knew about thisss?"
"Of course I did. They don't worry me at all, but I must keep an eye on them anyway... just as I keep an eye on many people on this planet."
"YOU KNEW THIS, AND YOU DIDN'T TELL US? YOU KNOW GETTING RID OF THEM IS THE ONLY REASON WE PUT UP WITH YOU!"
"K is right. No Cicccioto, no help, missster mysssteriousss!"
"You are wrong, my friends. Something much deeper than that unites us. Something I pretend to gather... And don't call him 'K.' That could lead to confusion."
K'tl and Knell gathered together to discuss the situation. "I sssay we trussst him thisss onccce."
"YES... HIS PLANS, OR WHAT WE KNOW OF THEM, CAN BE VERY PERSUASIVE. BESIDES, HE'S INCREDIBLY POWERFUL."
Before they told him their decision, the mysterious man smiled.