Zatiel kept talking with Severian for a long time. The Neo-Demon could tell the Shadow Frog's annoyance, but he couldn't care less and took advantage of the fact he had to maintain his cover and could not dismiss him.
It was only after one hundred minutes of non-stop eye contact that Zatiel finally let the conversation finish. In the end, they made a deal and promised to do their best in case one of them needed the other's help, but they were just empty words.
'Almost double the time that I needed to establish the connection with Kita. If he had not been hiding his power, it would have been incredibly difficult to maintain eye contact for that long.' Zatiel looked at the Devil Marquess above him after handling the most significant threat between the Devil Counts.
If he could use Beyond Reality with her, then the Blood Fortress' mission would be much easier.
