"S-Secret?" the woman muttered.
Kaerno nodded.
"Yes. You should have sensed it. You've been watching him from afar the whole time. His aura… It's strange, and it's not just that he's on the verge of his next evolution, there's something else going on here."
In fact, the woman had come to the same conclusion, but like Kaerno, she couldn't figure out why.
"Do you think Gladius is somehow involved in this? If so… then, Master Kaerno, we must make sure nothing bad happens to him!"
Her concern was understandable. The last thing they needed right now was for a Phantom of Gladius's level to unleash his wrath upon their pillar. It was a catastrophe they had to avoid at all costs.
Kaerno raised his hand, and the woman fell silent.
"We've helped him enough. If he can't handle the Pit, or loses a fight, or… even falls to the Frenzied Shard, then it means he wasn't strong enough for this place. No one will avenge the weak. I know that for sure."
