So far, everything has followed it.
Well, almost everything.
Because there was one variable that Yaro had not accounted for.
One person his master's grand design might have missed, or perhaps dismissed as insignificant and irrelevant.
Yaro himself was unaware of this anomaly.
Of a mere background character that had been seen once and instantly forgotten.
The Night Devourer, however, was acutely aware of this existence.
That quiet, precise presence felt more dangerous than the Blood Marquis's roaring pressure. The Marquis was a force to be weathered. This other was like a small flame that could burn you into smithereens if left unchecked.
Thankfully, it realized the two 'parasites' inside were not on good terms. They watched each other. So they balanced each other out. And spitting them out would remove that balance. It would only unite them against a common enemy — itself. Keeping them inside, letting them glare at each other in the dark, saved it from more trouble.
But…
