She probably also planned to use Captain of the Guard Xinji Roca to coerce me into submission. First, he'd give me a beating. Then, using the pretense of examining my injuries, she would take advantage of my weakened state, making me even more devoted to her after I'd regained what I thought I'd lost.
These are all just tricks to manipulate the human heart.
Adopting her perspective, Byron quickly deduced the Succubus's intentions.
His own primary goal, after all, was to capture this Mythical Creature who walked the same path. He aimed to obtain from her the [Ritual·Crimson Holy Grail] and the "Blood of Immortality"—treasures countless great figures of the Old Continent had dreamt of. This had a higher priority than helping Atahualpa win the throne.
They were each other's prey, and yet also each other's hunters.
