Liam couldn't possibly forget Julian, and that wasn't just about his betrayal. He was one of the few fellow rooting experts who had given Liam a proper fight, a true elite, and an inscription master on top of that.
Despite the physical changes, Julian's aura was the detail that stood out the most, especially due to its divergence from Liam's memory.
Julian had always been poised and upright, and that hadn't changed, but his presence felt wilder now, chaotic in a bad way. His being looked unstable, as if barely held together.
There was also a vague sense of recognition, one that Liam had smelled few times in his life. It wasn't intense enough to trigger any proper reaction, but it was there, adding to the strangeness of the situation.
