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	"So it is," Pascal shrugged it off with ease. "I am human. Have to at least sin a ''little''."		"So it is," Pascal shrugged it off with ease. "I am human. Have to at least sin a ''little''."

	She almost ~~chuckled~~ at that. Almost...		She almost scoffed at that. Almost...

	The concept of 'transgress now, repent later' had taken deep roots within the Trinitian faith. It was a growing disease that sapped the morals of its followers, made only worse among the upper class by the abuse of indulgences.		The concept of 'transgress now, repent later' had taken deep roots within the Trinitian faith. It was a growing disease that sapped the morals of its followers, made only worse among the upper class by the abuse of indulgences.

	But ~~after some of her own moral failings, she could hardly cast~~ the ~~first stone without being a hypocrite~~.		"The Holy Father might dispense clemency to those who lament a moment's carelessness," Sylviane frowned back with a stern reply. "But that is not the same as purposeful wrongdoing."

	"You know what is one of the things last night taught me?~~" Pascal stated as he straightened his posture. "~~People say revenge leads nowhere. But it felt good, and it felt ''right'' to see justice dealt. To see one of my father's murderers receive what he deserved -- nothing could better restore my faith that no matter how ~~dark circumstance~~ may be, the ~~right~~ will ultimately triumph."		"And war is murder, politics is deceit. Yet knowing that, do we not still perform them out of necessity?" Pascal stated as he straightened his posture.

			"You know what is one of the things last night taught me? People say revenge leads nowhere. But it felt good, and it felt ''right'' to see justice dealt. To see one of my father's murderers receive what he deserved -- nothing could better restore my faith that no matter how pitch black the night may grow, the light of day will ultimately triumph."

	His voice was neither hateful nor malicious, but a thorough sense of satisfaction backed by firm intent -- a strong will tempered by raging flames.		His voice was neither hateful nor malicious, but a thorough sense of satisfaction backed by firm intent -- a strong will tempered by raging flames.

	"We are not all saints," he sat up to face her with a steely gaze. "We need that something to keep us going through difficult times, even if it is not entirely virtuous."		"We are not all saints, nor do we live in an utopia," he sat up to face her with a steely gaze. "We need that something to keep us going through difficult times, even if it is not entirely virtuous."

			Sylviane knew, that in many ways, this was Pascal's ego speaking. Before the eyes of the Holy Father, it would serve as little more than an excuse.

	~~Sylviane knew, that in many ways, this was Pascal's ego speaking.~~ But that same self-justified belief was also what made him a confident, decisive leader.		But that same self-justified belief was also what made him a confident, decisive leader.

	...The same qualities that she had always craved.		...The same qualities that she had always craved.

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	''No,'' Sylviane wanted to agree. ''That wouldn't make any sense.''		''No,'' Sylviane wanted to agree. ''That wouldn't make any sense.''

	But...		But... if it was contrary to his will, why would the Holy Father simply stand by and watch it happen?

	"Since when do you claim to be an expert on the Holy Scriptures?" she objected. "You're not a priest."		"Since when do you claim to be an expert on the Holy Scriptures?" she objected. "You're not a priest."
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	"Must I be a priest to have faith in our Lord and Savior?" Pascal countered with a gentle smile before he turned to the empty air:		"Must I be a priest to have faith in our Lord and Savior?" Pascal countered with a gentle smile before he turned to the empty air:

	"Faith is not just accepting what you are told~~; it~~ is about believing that the Holy Father, in his omnipotent goodness, will always be right and virtuous."		"Faith is not just accepting what you are told. It is about believing that the Holy Father, in his omnipotent goodness, will always be right and virtuous -- Even if his mysterious ways are not immediately apparent to our limited view."

	"That sounds like your pride is judging the Holy Father," Sylviane retorted.		"That sounds like your pride is judging the Holy Father," Sylviane retorted.
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	"So it is," Pascal shrugged it off with ease. "I am human. Have to at least sin a ''little''."		"So it is," Pascal shrugged it off with ease. "I am human. Have to at least sin a ''little''."

	She almost chuckled at that.		She almost chuckled at that. Almost...

			The concept of 'transgress now, repent later' had taken deep roots within the Trinitian faith. It was a growing disease that sapped the morals of its followers, made only worse among the upper class by the abuse of indulgences.

			But after some of her own moral failings, she could hardly cast the first stone without being a hypocrite.

	"You know what is one of the things last night taught me?" Pascal stated as he straightened his posture. "People say revenge leads nowhere. But it felt good, and it felt ''right'' to see justice dealt. To see one of my father's murderers receive what he deserved -- nothing could better restore my faith that no matter how dark circumstance may be, the right will ultimately triumph."		"You know what is one of the things last night taught me?" Pascal stated as he straightened his posture. "People say revenge leads nowhere. But it felt good, and it felt ''right'' to see justice dealt. To see one of my father's murderers receive what he deserved -- nothing could better restore my faith that no matter how dark circumstance may be, the right will ultimately triumph."
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	"My brother dines with the Stormlord in the Golden Halls now, because he died bravely in battle!" Eyvindur declared. "Our fleet may have been defeated in the skies, but Admiral Winter has done his duty ''first'' in guaranteeing our army a path forward! The fortifications of Nordkreuz lie in ruins, and the army of Weichsel was devastated when we laid waste to their city and camps!		"My brother dines with the Stormlord in the Golden Halls now, because he died bravely in battle!" Eyvindur declared. "Our fleet may have been defeated in the skies, but Admiral Winter has done his duty ''first'' in guaranteeing our army a path forward! The fortifications of Nordkreuz lie in ruins, and the army of Weichsel was devastated when we laid waste to their city and camps!

	"With their forces reduced and their morale in tatters, we ~~now~~ have a better chance now than at any moment in the past century!" He continued. "We can raze this heathen settlement and stop their excursions into our lands! And you want to ''retreat!?''"		"With their forces reduced and their morale in tatters, we have a better chance now than at any moment in the past century!" He continued. "We can raze this heathen settlement and stop their excursions into our lands! And you want to ''retreat!?''"

	The Jarl swung his muscular arm around and pointed at a half-dozen young women who carried swords and shields upon their backs. They stood in a ritual circle around a rune-coated obelisk mounted on a sled. A squad of drummers walked in a ring around them, their beating and chanting uninterrupted by the nobles' arguments.		The Jarl swung his muscular arm around and pointed at a half-dozen young women who carried swords and shields upon their backs. They stood in a ritual circle around a rune-coated obelisk mounted on a sled. A squad of drummers walked in a ring around them, their beating and chanting uninterrupted by the nobles' arguments.
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	The problem was that Kaede had never faced a scenario where everything felt overwhelming. Sure, she had taken part in the rooftop fight against Mantis Blade assassins back at the academy. But raising her weapon against a few men was... a big difference from marching into a deluge of spells and arrows on a battlefield.		The problem was that Kaede had never faced a scenario where everything felt overwhelming. Sure, she had taken part in the rooftop fight against Mantis Blade assassins back at the academy. But raising her weapon against a few men was... a big difference from marching into a deluge of spells and arrows on a battlefield.

	Kaede watched as the Northmen shield wall advanced in company-sized blocks. Their mages had inscribed anti-projectile ''Repulsion Field'' wards onto their shields, which made missiles change vector at the last second and 'bounce off'. Weichsel's officers responded with a steady stream of ''Dispel'' spells, each time creating an opening for a new arbalest volley to penetrate and kill.		Kaede watched as the Northmen shield wall advanced in company-sized blocks. Their mages had inscribed anti-projectile ''Repulsion Field'' wards onto their shields, which made lightweight missiles change vector at the last second and 'bounce off'. Weichsel's officers responded with a steady stream of ''Dispel'' spells, each time creating an opening for a new arbalest volley to penetrate and kill.

	Noticing movement in the distance, Kaede swung her binocular further north. A group of horses had pulled five sleds up to a distance of five hundred paces away. As the crew detached the horses and led them away, Kaede noticed that two of the sleds had ballistae mounted on them, while the other three featured the throwing arms of catapults.		Noticing movement in the distance, Kaede swung her binocular further north. A group of horses had pulled five sleds up to a distance of five hundred paces away. As the crew detached the horses and led them away, Kaede noticed that two of the sleds had ballistae mounted on them, while the other three featured the throwing arms of catapults.
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	The first ten rays flew across five hundred paces of open terrain and scattered into the upwind air like leafy veins. They left no visible effect, except for a faint clash of mana against some shield bubble from a defending mage.		The first ten rays flew across five hundred paces of open terrain and scattered into the upwind air like leafy veins. They left no visible effect, except for a faint clash of mana against some shield bubble from a defending mage.

	Kaede's keen ~~earing~~ then picked up shouts that she didn't understand. A pitched cry soon trailed behind them -- which apparently meant 'run'.		Kaede's keen hearing then picked up shouts that she didn't understand. A pitched cry soon trailed behind them -- which apparently meant 'run'.

	They barely had enough time for more than a few steps...		They barely had enough time for more than a few steps...
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