As much as he was in pain, Anton reacted to Caius' words. After all, this concerned him. It was about his Legacy. Sort of.
With a wave of her hand, Athenodora caused the blood cocoon around Caius to gradually flake away into Mana, allowing him out for the first time since she began to fight in what felt like an eternity ago.
"Ugh," Caius said looking down at the river of blood beneath him. Even being a Vampire, none of this blood appealed to him. It was all tainted by Anton's blood experiments. Worse, it was liquid so he would sink into it the moment the Cocoon was completely gone. A horrifying thought.
"Relax," Athenodora said and chuckled at his reaction and his wobbling before another wave of her hand made the surface of the river of blood solidify under Caius' feet for him to stand on.
"Thanks," Caius said.
"You know about the 'Rite of Noble Ascension'?" Athenodora asked him.
"I do," Caius answered simply.
"How?" Athenodora asked again.
Caius shrugged.
