"Regardless of what you saw there, no matter how minor, those in the know will not be able to resist the urge to probe you…" he then turned to look pointedly at Althea, his previous smile returning.
"Not to mention the fact that you, Althea… within you I had sensed the trace of something familiar — The traces of a Transcendent's fragment. Though I dared not believe it. So I did not factor that into my plans at all… For that, I am sorry," he bowed, taking both Althea and Finn by surprise.
Althea visibly looked uncomfortable by the display, but the Preceptor simply chuckled. "You might not know just how valuable you are to the Ossuary. But I do. And seeing the Abstract Path of Order you possess too…?" his voice came out in a rasp like he couldn't believe it himself.
"Perhaps that is why they acted so decisively. The Harvester cult's path is one of Chaos. It conflicts directly with your Order," he said more to himself than to them, musing, before shaking his head.
