That slight crack opened the floodgates, unleashing a tide of questions.
Liam omitted some names and details, making a few of his decisions sound forced, but otherwise explained everything he had faced in the past years.
Adrian learned about the two men who tried to rob Liam as soon as he escaped the Divine Cult and Randall's attempt to kill him out of fear of losing his privileged position to a more talented disciple.
Liam even spoke about the events in the ruins, how surviving the trio's machinations had earned him Cecilia's enmity, with his talent involving entire Sects plotting to snuff him out.
Then came the white-masked man's attack, the escape alone, the lucky meeting with Grace while Liam was once again about to fall prey to the machinations of bigger forces.
The tournament, Dominic, the Assassins Guild's attack, the deal with the Roaring Thunder Sect, and the inheritance followed.
