Simon did not remain in the underground shelter after he finished interrogating the vice-leader.
He searched the corpses one after another and collected their spatial rings. Most contained low-grade hell stones, ordinary weapons, medicine, food, spare clothing, and tools used to maintain the shelter.
The Half-Step Greater Demon possessed more than the others, but even his ring held nothing connected to Crownless Dawn or the wider Black Banner network.
There were no important letters.
No communication artifact.
And no hidden map leading toward the Chrysalis.
Simon felt no disappointment however. The shelter existed to receive returning operatives of Black Banner and keep them alive until they could move elsewhere. Demons guarding such a place were not supposed to possess valuable secrets.
He stored every ring.
