@Drake68655 it's foreshadowing, we as readers are supposed to notice it, not them and then remember how previously a person's "blessings" in this world affect their mental state. At this point it's likely a chekov's gunman or skill and will be important later.
@SunSun Youre mostly correct, its related to more worldbuilding. Without spoiling anything, you might want to pay attention to the fact that Lit purposefully dropped her sword when that started happening.
Im beginning to think that killing them on the spot isn't such a bad idea now.
Like that one bald mage dude and Gideon. This knight guy is just gonna cause some sort of problem down the line.