Vol 7 Chapter 42 (2/2)
“Brutal is this naked truth” Gorman shook his head“Those ish to stay may do soThose who decide to leave will not be stoppedThe decision is yours to aze there was silence and hesitationIn the end, one of the Oracles chose to leaveSeveral dozen of the Temple’s clerics ith themThey could not accept what they’d seen and left in the hopes it was some sort of test
Daatched them leaveGorman did as well, calm and unreadable, but he turned his eyes to BrunoThe Master DelyThese poor souls could not be allowed to liveThe decision was made to join Cloudhaar and they couldn’t afford opposition
The Te as he reious institutions would fall in lineMany would remain faithful to the Gods, but Goret thean to relax“How do you plan to deal with the realoing back generationsThey represented the aristocracy, the backbone of this old societyBy far they would be the hardest class to convince
“It is beyond me,” Gorman replied“I will need the help of a professional”
This piqued Dawn’s curiosity“A professional?”
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“Hm hm hm… Skycloud isn’t the only place with talented citizens” Gor will be resolved at the Teo back to your Lord and let him know your mission is accomplished”
It was autuht breeze tinged with heat lightly brushed the city streetsOld trees laden with yellow leaves swayed with the winds
The capital’s grandest buildings weren’t its government centers or entertainment houses, but the Temple cathedralIt was a portrayal of all the realh white steeple that gave praise to the skyWithin were hundreds of holy ies, Gods who looked down upon the world with old and shone with righteous nobility
At the highest point of the cathedral was the prayer chamberIt was said this was the best place to hear the voice of the Gods, besides the Temple itselfThe sun had crept back to bed across the western horizon and now the sky was painted rougeIt cast its light upon a frail figure, kneeling upon a scarlet carpet
Fulmulta’s Governor [1] was a man in his sixtiesIt idely known that he was the most devout of believersNo matter how busy matters of state became, he always took time to pray and meditateHe hadn’t missed a day in decades
The doors were open and wind breathed through a pair of floor to ceiling casement sAn errant leaf blew in, painted in the hues of autu nearby upon the red carpet, the city’s Governor regarded it in contehed
As he muttered to himself the Governor stretched out his thin hand and took up the leafIt cruh Priest has announced a”
A Temple cleric delivered the newsSince his return to Fulas had ht back to the Te without pretense
In the cleric’s hands was a crystal ball“The High Priest invites Governor Audra to look at thisThere is important information contained insideYou can activate it with your powerHis majesty has also asked for you to summon representatives froe and the crystal delivered, the cleric left Pelagius Audra[2] to his prayers
Through his own intelligence sources, the Governor had learned of Sky Fortress’ destruction and the defeat of the four SupremesSo far this news had not spread to the publicEvidently the return of Bruno and Gorius Audra looked over the crystal ball in his handsIt was an odd thing, both like a relic and notWhen he reached into it with his ht consues frooThey ceased, and he was left alone in the prayer rooain
“So, that is the truth” He was quiet for a long tih“And they coain”
So much for the peace of Stormford
1Previous mistake noted Bruno as the city’s GovernorHe is not, he is the patriarch of his family
2‘Dark Clouds, Saint of the Sea’ is the literal translation of his na the sea and was the na to his faithful descriptionAudra is Lithuanian for storame to support us!