Inside the Pale Empress's bedchamber, Abner sat on one corner of the bed, watching Sia Palenque Eggers slip back into "slumber," his feelings complicated.
After that frank conversation, Abner's trust in the goddesses had risen another level. After all, if he failed to win his confrontation with Liu Bo, the goddesses and Lilith would likely have to offer up everything they had to repay that leveraged "gift."
As for whether that Liu Bo sleeping in the Land of Unknown might suddenly show mercy and forgive their debts?
For one, the goddesses did not dare gamble on it. For another, they had already tested it through the Calamity Seal, and the result had not been encouraging.
"But I still need to verify whether what the goddesses said is true..."
With that thought in mind, Abner had already had Alvin pull out a projection of "Abner" from several days ago and place it before the entrance hiding the Magic Wolf King's Divine Kingdom in Kalaston City.
As for his main body, it remained in the Pale Empress's bedchamber, admiring Sia's sleeping face as she lay on the bed.
It was not that Abner had awakened some unsavory fetish. Rather, the goddess could not continuously descend upon the Pale Empress, and whenever the Pale Empress slept, every ritual and trap in the bedchamber activated. If Abner left, getting back in would not be so easy.
Moreover, he still had to purify the Hidden Sage for two hours every day. He could not possibly have the goddess descend every single time... The war between Loen and Feysac was growing increasingly intense. If the goddess divided her attention too much, someone might seize upon an opening.
Thus, Abner had no choice but to temporarily stay beside the Pale Empress's bed, waiting until the proper time