Rowan did not let the words from Staff shake his concentration. Before he met Primordial Demon, he might have taken his time to piece together her thought process more thoroughly, but he had seen this Primordial and knew that although he loved to battle, his nature was more sinister and disruptive.
Primordial Demon, at his core, was the First Doubt. He was the seed of rebellion and strife, the true betrayer, and Staff was woefully incapable of standing against his influence despite how strong she was.
She was right, of course, that Rowan had thrust her and the others into danger, but how could he explain to them the full extent of the battle when their minds were too small to grasp it?
