Like an ink drop in water, he saw a foreign influence spread in Baruch's essence.
Hadrian let out a mental sigh.
The plan before was to use Baruch to see what the swearing of the oath was all about.
Now, with his vessels trapped in that space and having lost his other vessels, his hands were tied on Baruch.
If this thing were to affect Baruch such that it affected my connection or control over him….
Not that he had control over Baruch at the moment, but there was still something he could do.
Retreating back into that space, he summoned Baruch.
He'd hesitated at first. That space was directly connected to his soul, and if that foreign influence that affected soul essence were to come with Baruch, the effect might spread to him.
Judging the risk to be minimal, he did it anyway.
In that space, the expression of his authority, he felt, was at its maximum.
