As he regained his original appearance, Byron could also quite distinctly feel a part of him that shared his bloodline. He only had to take a sniff to determine that the person was not from his mother's generation. It was most likely the son of one of his maternal uncles—his cousin.
As for whether he was an older or younger cousin? As long as he couldn't beat Byron, of course, they were all younger! Could he let someone take advantage of him?
"There are quite a few paternal relatives; this is the first maternal cousin. Not bad, not bad, he's like me."
