The hierarchy of human nobility comes from the Night Demons, "the vassal of my vassal is not my vassal" is one of the core rules.
Byron doesn't need to worry that the awakening Lilith will bypass him to influence the Half-Night Demon he had initiated, but if he knows too much and actively invites Lilith's will to descend, no one can save him.
It's always good to seize advantages when they come.
Knowing the survival rules of the Corridor of Truth, the group didn't ask much and followed Byron into the forest under the night, arriving at the spot where the girl had just stood.
They prepared to track the traces left by her all the way.
"What a strong scent of blood."
But they hadn't gone more than a hundred meters into the towering treelines before they were drawn by a strong scent of blood.
Going around a giant dandelion taller than two people, they saw a figure entirely black as if fused with the night, lying on the ground, blood flowing beneath.
