Soul Slave No. 3's words seemed to serve as confirmation of Braydon Neal's true identity, offering a sense of safeguarding.
"If only Thirteen had the Hall of Souls' protection back then, his fate might have been different," Kohen Neal mused softly.
"Thirteen garnered our attention. While he showed potential to attain the status of a Moon Crown, the Ivory Tower had yet to activate. As such, his status remained the same as everyone else, so the Hall of Souls could not intervene to shield him," Soul Slave No. 3 explained impassively, unperturbed by Thirteen's previous altercation with the guardians of order.
To them, such individuals were expendable pawns in the outer reaches of the Hall of Souls, easily replaced as needed.
