"Are you suggesting it was Erin?" Himenes' eyes flickered slightly as if he indeed thought this himself.
However, the old scholar was still somewhat naive; he shook his head and said.
"No, quite the opposite, I don't think Erin has such intentions. She herself is chosen by the Holy Light. Even if her sword carries a tinge of melancholy, what benefit could it bring her personally? The true beneficiary... might only be the King who, like us, was smeared into a clown."
Before the Referee Chief could speak, Martin took a deep breath and continued in a sincere tone.
"Your excellency, pardon my bluntness, but Mr. Skylar, the Court Manager, scarcely hides his hostility toward Campbell, which you and I have both seen with our eyes. We are here to purify Chaos, a sacred mission bestowed upon us by the Pope. As for the disputes between King Ryan and Duke Campbell, it's a secular power struggle which the Church absolutely need not and should not intervene."
