User blog comment:MrSolomon/Solomon's Tale 5; Legacy of Destruction/@comment-2037710-20150901201310/@comment-10534118-20150901234420

Notice in Solomon's Tale 3, Solomon can't keep up with Shadow's speed and silence without tracing his location through scanning. Solomon's Tale 4, Shadow was able to sneak up on Solomon easily, resulting in Shadow having to remind him to be on his guard. But in 5, Solomon's more aware of his presence and keeps his guard up regardless if they're friend or foe. Solomon expects someone like Shadow to attempt a silent kill from the erm...shadows if he had a murderous intent. Even if the two are not enemies anymore, Solomon keeps an eye on Shadow, just as Shadow keeps an eye on Solomon.

But in this case; Solomon's basically had to experience being a test subject for Lily and drained by Lucia. Even gets in a relationship with Lucia. So that feeling of something like that grabbing him, is familiar and not really unsettling. Solomon simply mistook Lily for Lucia, causing him to drop his guard.