"The truth pierces the heart like nothing else," Diarmuid agreed, speaking words that had been repeated in one form or another in the halls of the Inquisition since its founding centuries ago. "For the wicked, it is a knife that stops the heart, but for the virtuous, truth can be the needle in the hands of a physician, healing wounds that nothing else would."
"That's one of the reasons the Inquisition believes that it's so important to seek out the truth at the heart of things," Diarmuid said. "Lies and deceptions are strategies to use against your enemies in war, but when they fester in the darkness between friends and neighbors, only pain and suffering follow."
"Inquisitor Diarmuid is right about the power of truth," Loman said from the far end of the table, tapping on the polished surface of the solid oak with increasing intensity as he gathered the courage to speak up.
