Just as Lorenzo had predicted, although in newspapers and among some merchants, the doctrines of the Holy Path faction were discussed in terms of subversion and rationality.
But to outsiders, especially those in the more distant areas of the Golden Plains, due to distorted information spread and the "rebellious" stance of the Thousand River Valley itself, what they heard was that the people of Thousand River Valley had gone mad, they wanted to establish a new Papacy.
To citizens and nobles, a tiny cultural backwater undertaking a religious reformation movement seemed ridiculously overwhelming.
Yet within the confines of Thousand River Valley, because of official encouragement, amidst the increasingly chilly north winds and the decaying and withering flora, the sparks of thought continued to spread.
If the theme of October was "What it means to be human," then the theme of November was "What is the world."
