'If Erion is just pretending, however, then it's much worse. Even if I make no mistake, he might still set me up as a traitor or pin all the blame on me in case our mission fails. I would be nothing but a stepping stone to him.
'A sacrificial pawn to buy himself the good grace of the Dead King to learn as much as Erion can from him before turning his tail and cutting ties with us. After all, Erion's cover is perfect.
'He never took part in a strike force, and there is no proof of his allegiance to Orpal. Even if we expose him in retaliation, his bloodline can deny our accusations. And why wouldn't they, if the Upyr powers can be passed down to their descendants?'
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Verendi continent, at the borders between the Zamana and Phytrik region, inside a mountain cave, at the same time.
