"Are those two still behaving themselves in the clan?"
Tanamo's expression remained calm as she watched Shen Yi leave with the two of them.
"They are."
"The two of them have only been active within the boundaries they initially set for themselves. They have not overstepped in any way."
Dorian nodded as she replied.
"Oh?"
"Then that truly is a pity."
Looking somewhat disappointed, Tanamo removed the ring capable of absorbing and releasing power from her finger. She calmly stared at the few small words slowly engraved along its inner band.
"She still seems not to have noticed her own power. Was that something you deliberately arranged back then?"
With a soft sigh, Tanamo clenched the ring tightly in her palm, her gaze filled with confusion and exhaustion.
"You may go."
"I want to be alone for a while."
Tanamo closed her eyes wearily and motioned for Dorian to leave. Once the surroundings returned to silence, the ring in Tanamo's palm suddenly emitted an incomparably luxurious pale glow.
"Shadow."
"Lightning."
"Dream."
"And Soul Summoning."
"Shadow can no longer be reclaimed, and Soul Summoning is even more hopelessly distant. Dream, an Authority like that, should only exist somewhere Lady Lilith trusted. How could there not have been even the slightest trace of it after so long?"
A long silence followed.
"Ah—"
With another quiet sigh, Tanamo's gaze grew far more complicated. "Her entire body bears the traits of a Succubus, yet her heart is as clear as glass, as pure and untouchable as crystal. If this era did not have any new gods, I might truly suspect that she was some special existence."
Having said that, Tanamo was just about to close her eyes for a brief rest when her shut eyes suddenly opened. She had thought of an unlikely possibility,