Liam didn't need to ask. Building a force had always been an option. It was the only one at that point, and Grace had all the right cards despite his absence.
Actually, the cards couldn't have been better even if the couple had tried. The common enemy and near-death experience had brought many powerful experts together, unifying them under a single banner. Grace only had to transform them into a true force now.
'A Patriarch, huh,' Liam thought. 'Like Sect Leaders.'
Honestly, Liam didn't care for leading, but that indeed was a requirement to steer the eventual force in the direction he and Grace needed to fulfill their goals.
However, even if Grace hadn't been set on putting Liam in charge, his view on the matter wouldn't have changed. Underlings were an extension of teammates in his mind, meaning he had to protect them, meaning he had to be strong enough to do so.
