In fact, this was not Adam's first encounter with the ideology of the Crimson Path. He had an acquaintance named Zera, who was not a direct member of the Crimson Path at the time, but during their first meeting, she made the same proposal as Mariam.
At the Crimson Path, blood purity was of utmost importance. In this regard, the Crimson Path was similar to the Twelve Branches and all other high nobles.
However, the Crimson Path was not limited by the number of relatives in the family and did not have to care about commoners because of their surname and the blood running through their veins, as was the case with the nobility.
The Crimson Path, the Dark Order, and the Azure Lotus were factions, not families, which gave them both advantages and some disadvantages.
