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Message: <blockquote data-quote="dpdx" data-source="post: 1785132" data-attributes="member: 188">Fendric looks back at Kester as if he begins to understand. "Thank you for your forthrightness, but I now have three new questions:First, how do you know that we are at all part of this game you play with Dartath? As far as is evident, we have only come to the aid of Exantrius, a Knight of the Radiant Order, on a mission of peace and solidarity. If you believe that Exantrius was Dartath, under false identity, I could understand, but the only evidence I have seen to support that claim is the attack of one shaman in the goblin village, which if you were scrying Exantrius at the time with that ring you would have seen yourself. As it was, the entire remainder of the village stood idly by in shock and horror, which if Exantrius were just some player of games disguised as a Radiant Knight, they would not have done. Before that he entered my Temple, which were he tainted, he could not have done.Secondly, I visited the Holy Judgement of My God on these very letters, and He did not reveal them to be tainted, which they must have been if they were crafted with malevolent purpose. In any case, if you have your suspicions that these letters we deliver are entirely counter to our stated mission, would you care to accompany us to our next delivery, forthwith?We can converse on the way there, and if you could risk being seen with us, you could sate your own curiosity and speed us on our way out of Eivanrach, both. But I do not believe us to be led by the hand of a 'trickster'. As Raven said, the pestilence that plagues this land is not a mere parlor game, lest you believe yourselves to be Gods. Nor do I believe Exantrius was compelled by evil to deliver the letters that he entrusted to me, whether he wore the ring or not. In any case, I believe our next recipient shall give us the truth about that, and again I extend my invitation for your presence at the dawning of our understanding.And finally, what is this madness of which you speak, regarding the ring leaving Bethel on the hand of an assassin?  You see before you the man who sent the now recovered ring out of Bethel." Fendric sweeps his hand to indicate Aerda."He is no more an assassin than I am for having slain enemies in the course of defending myself. I have meditated under the same stars as he. Our only argument did not come to blows; I've had worse relationships among certain of the acolytes of my Temple. "Fendric slumps back in his chair. "Aerda, do you have anything to add?</blockquote>

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