"MOTHER, I want to tell Neoma everything that I've learned about your past," Nero said to his mother. "She should know what the gods intend to do to her."
"I would have told her about it if I could, my baby," his mother said in a sad voice. "But if you tell Neoma about it, the gods that are monitoring your baby sister would know that we're already aware of their plans. We need something as powerful as Gavin's Shadow Manipulation Technique to cover our movements."
"Duke Rufus Quinzel can also use the Shadow Manipulation Technique."
His mother shook her head. "Unfortunately, Rufus isn't as good as Gavin when it comes to using the Shadow Manipulation Technique. Rufus can't hide us from the gods because his ability is inferior to his older brother. Moreover, I heard from Gavin before that the true power of the Quinzels has the ability to choose its own master. Just because Rufus inherited the duke title doesn't mean that he also inherited the true Quinzel power."
