Liam was perfectly aware of the exceptional nature of his achievement. The voices that occasionally slipped through the chaos in his ears more than drove that point home, too.
A rooting expert had actually killed a branching expert. That would be Liam's second time already, but there were praiseworthy aspects that even he was forced to acknowledge.
Unlike with Dominic, Liam had fought that battle alone, without numerical advantages or ambushes. He had won fair and square in a direct face-off.
Sure, Liam had prepared accordingly, coating his weapons with poisons that Jessica hadn't been ready for. The fan's speed had also taken her by surprise. If Jessica had fought him with that knowledge, the result would have been very different.
However, tricks and alchemy basically were at the core of Liam's journey. He was, or would be, a poison master. That was his path and main calling. It wasn't the most virtuous way of fighting, but that hardly mattered as long as his enemies kept dying.
