A week later, Lilith returned to Lootwell through the Void Disc.
She came straight to Lucien.
"The first branch is done," she said.
Lucien stared at her for one heartbeat.
Then he laughed.
"Of course it is."
Lilith folded her arms, but she could not quite stop the small smile that escaped her.
Lucien looked at her more carefully and said, "As expected of you, sister Lilith."
That landed exactly where it should have.
Her evolved Law had already been monstrous inside Lootwell. But hearing that she had built an entire external branch from scratch in only a week still made the thing feel mildly unreasonable.
Lucien shook his head once in admiration.
"One week," he said. "That law of yours is becoming offensive."
Lilith's smile widened this time, openly pleased.
"I'll take that as praise."
"You should."
Soon after, Lucien turned toward Vivian and informed her that he and Lilith would leave again briefly.
