[ They were not talking, Aymeric realized, about Cain's knowledge in one of his notebooks: they were talking about Cain as if he were there, in the city, flesh and blood. The knowledge shot through him as a sudden lightness of heart even as he frowned, staring off at the uneven tree stumps and wildflowers ahead of them.
He'd have to remember to get Francel one of his favorite tarts for evidently explaining something of the Fury.
What to answer first— ]
No, I quite agree: the people will trust in deeds, results they can see. We must enter from a position of strength without asking first for resources. A miracle is a fine idea, though it may be difficult to manage. The Church has been without a leader for nigh on half a year; I was its acting head, for a time, and there was open dissent, but I stepped down not long after. I suspect the Church means to elect a new archbishop, in time — an arbiter of the Fury's will — and I dearly hope they've not chosen to do so in my absence. I have wondered for moons how to draw in the clergy without inadvertently returning any measure of their power, in truth. Much of the faith was built on lies made to perpetuate the war indefinitely, and I cannot even tacitly endorse them.
With that said: one of the faith's tenets I've no intention of refuting is our divine right to our historical lands.
[ He paused, bit his lower lip. ]
What is the land of Mars like? It is your star, is it not? And also a god, if I take your meaning?
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He'd have to remember to get Francel one of his favorite tarts for evidently explaining something of the Fury.
What to answer first— ]
No, I quite agree: the people will trust in deeds, results they can see. We must enter from a position of strength without asking first for resources. A miracle is a fine idea, though it may be difficult to manage. The Church has been without a leader for nigh on half a year; I was its acting head, for a time, and there was open dissent, but I stepped down not long after. I suspect the Church means to elect a new archbishop, in time — an arbiter of the Fury's will — and I dearly hope they've not chosen to do so in my absence. I have wondered for moons how to draw in the clergy without inadvertently returning any measure of their power, in truth. Much of the faith was built on lies made to perpetuate the war indefinitely, and I cannot even tacitly endorse them.
With that said: one of the faith's tenets I've no intention of refuting is our divine right to our historical lands.
[ He paused, bit his lower lip. ]
What is the land of Mars like? It is your star, is it not? And also a god, if I take your meaning?