He was already so pitiful that treating him this way really was rather inhumane.
But Kallen had always been kindhearted. He did not want Bishop Dorf to leave with regrets and unanswered questions. Letting him depart with a clear understanding was also a kindness Kallen showed him.
So, to help him grasp the truth quickly and spare him any further doubts, Kallen volunteered another remark:
"I also got to the bottom of what happened with your son Dalis."
"It was you!"
The flames of fury began burning in Bishop Dorf's eyes. Suddenly, everything made sense, and the more he understood, the angrier he became.
From Pavaro's case to his summoning of the Great Being, this young man before him had intervened directly in all of it!
He was a devil, a devil who had come specifically to persecute their Nadun Family!
Bishop Dorf let out a low roar. His condition seemed to have improved considerably from his earlier state of impending collapse.
And indeed it had. When Kallen used his grandfather's phantom to expel the First Sprout and roots Dorf had tried to leave inside him, most of that power had been wasted, but a small portion had returned to Bishop Dorf, restoring much of his strength and vitality.
Bishop Dorf noticed this too, so he immediately rose from his chair. Both his self within Kallen's consciousness space and his body in reality stood up.
But he had already been invited inside and brought under Kallen's control. Even if he had reabsorbed some of the power he had bestowed as a "blessing," how could he truly pose any threat to Kallen?
Kallen had already told him that those close to him considered him cautious. How could he possibly make such a basic mistake?
Besides, this was Kallen's home ground, after