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"Dilan really is quiet today. No ravings in my ears, no adventurers or juniors barging in, and even the streets are quiet."
Zaratul took a sip of tea and eyed Leonard across from him.
"When it's this quiet, I know someone looking for me has arrived."
Well, if he hadn't suddenly sensed that a High Sequence Beyonder from an Adjacent Pathway would come here, Zaratul felt he would have stayed in the castle, resting quietly and waiting for that indirect subordinate of his to find a way here and trigger the resurrection contingency he had left behind. Apart from Antoine, practically everyone else who came here would become a little snack Zaratul casually swallowed in his sleep.
There was certainly some danger in this, but it was sufficiently discreet. Every resurrection a "Miracle Invoker" performed after shedding their old shell required caution, because the enemy who had killed them might well use all manner of methods to find them again.
Thus, the sudden arrival of an uninvited guest from an Adjacent Pathway forced Zaratul to become vigilant. After weighing his options, he chose to resurrect early at the cost of spending a short while in an incomplete state. Considering that the "Door" Pathway currently had no Angels at all, and that he certainly wouldn't have sensed Bethel Abraham coming in person, along with the lack of any clear hostility, Zaratul had a fairly good idea who the visitor was. Even so, he remained thoroughly on guard.
"It can't have been easy finding your way all the way here. Thank you for the effort," Zaratul remarked. "By my estimate, the little fellow I hinted to come resurrect me should have needed at least another year or two to get here."
He waved a hand and bought two cubes of poor-quality