The failed attempts had no consequence since the Hydra's mana was still detached from the arrays. Whenever her Domination faltered under Lith's unrelenting assault, she would just restore it and point out his mistake.
Lith perfected his technique at an astounding rate. The access he had granted Faluel allowed her to observe his progress from up close and nudge it in the right direction when necessary.
The Hydra would have liked to exploit the situation to take a tour of his mind but she decided against it.
'It would be an unforgivable breach of trust on my side.' She thought. 'Also, maybe it's thanks to Solus' lessons with Dawn, but I can tell that Lith has placed strong boundaries to separate his mind from my own.
'Were I to force my way through, he would likely notice and kick me out.'
