Gralith sat in silence. Sylas' words were simple, but they involved layers of scheming he couldn't quite see through.
Would they not expect it? Sure. But that sort of logic only worked when there was a sort of equivalent power between two parties.
Did it matter how well a child took an adult off guard? So long as there was the slightest chance to react, the child didn't stand a single chance.
Even if Sylas appeared out of nowhere in the Emperor Sanctum, what would that change? They had individuals infinitely close to the S-tier, existences who were unfathomable even to Gralith, who was in the B-tier—let alone Sylas, who had only just breached the E-tier.
What Sylas said second, though… that the Emperor Sanctum had plans to get out of their current situation… now that, that intrigued Gralith the most.
What did Sylas think they were going to do? And what about it made him willing to take such a risk?
