Ssyba jumped down from the roof and said to his shadow.
"Follow him. But don't hurt him. See what you can find out."
He saw his shadow split before going in a certain direction.
As for why he intervened instead of watching was simple.
Both of them came into contact with the Lord of Time.
He is hiding from him. He was always a tricky bastard Ssyba thought to himself. Time as a concept was a headache.
It gave him a future vision. Ssyba looked calm and also a bit excited. If he fought against him will Time last longer than others.
'I hope so.' Ssyba thought to himself before disappearing from the view.
...
Both the woman and the man swiftly followed the man but soon they lost him as they came closer to the Sky Kingdoms. As soon as they lost him they didn't pursue him.
It was better to return than be ambushed. Besides they were close to the battlefield. It would really troublesome if they got stuck in a pincer attack.
So both of be decided to return.