Annan dared not reveal too much abnormality.
At present, his behavior was entirely consistent with that of a priest of the "Lord of Bones."
After all, apart from that "predecessor"... other deities wouldn't be so familiar with the Church of the Rotting Flesh. Nor would they dare to call out the name of the Lord of Bones when they might arrive near Frostwater Harbor at any time.
Aside from the followers of the Lord of Bones, anyone else daring to call that name here could only end up seized into a nightmare by Him.
—Yes, predecessor.
The Sublimation Ritual of the Church of Rotting Flesh had been based on the Sublimation Ritual invented by the Lord of Bones and modified from it...
Just as the Lord of Bones, having become a god under the name "Grand Duke," had to bow before the noble god Yawen.
The Rotting Flesh, having become a god using the ritual foundation of the Lord of Bones, naturally had no standing in front of the Lord of Bones.