Zane was royally screwed, and he knew it. There was no escaping from this situation with his life intact. Not unless Lilith wanted him to. From a very simple observation of what she had said, and how she had acted so far. She held an intense hatred for him, no doubt because their mother showed him favoritism.
In addition to this, he had been a nuisance to herself and her siblings over the course of the last half a year or so. First by killing Eliza and seizing her territory, and then by taking out all the other Tier I Horde Kings in his area.
It would be no exaggeration to say that, among all of humanity, Zane was Lilith's least favorite person. Or so he would be if he were still human. With all of this critical information in mind, Zane needed to play the hand he was dealt, albeit very carefully.
