Hill still trusted the Lord of Fate's abilities... even Ao had failed to notice the power of fate on him. Even if there was some unusual old creature inside Waukeen, Hill did not think she could see something that Ao himself could not.
So it had to be because of the World Tree.
Otherwise, he would not have been sitting here so obediently, watching the show.
Whenever something involved Telashir, he could give it his all—but he still had to be cautious.
When someone taller stood above you, you had to behave yourself.
And Ao's actions made Hill even more certain of that.
As he reviewed those past events, he truly did not think Talos had managed to deceive Ao. Waukeen's suspicious circumstances had surely been visible to that Overgod as well.
He probably even knew exactly who was inside the Goddess of Wealth's body.
The traces left behind were simply too strange.
Then... the other party had to be an enemy of the World Tree.
But among the World Tree's enemies, who could possibly be so greedily obsessed with a Child of Nature like Hill?
There seemed to be quite a few. Hill could not draw a conclusion for the moment.
Most chaotic evil creatures that enjoyed devouring living beings to strengthen themselves were possible suspects.
But even in the Bottomless Abyss, while many despised and hated the World Tree, few would truly make a move.
Usually, they would want to kill it if they happened to pass by, but they would not specifically come after Hill just because they had nothing better to do.
Hill still felt that it was an Abyssal creature. After all, Waukeen's problem had arisen in the Abyss.
It was just that... given Waukeen's circumstances in the Abyss, anyone who could replace her without