She hadn't had the chance to examine the priestess Rezara's dress, but she strongly doubted that this attire surpassed the crown-bearing openness of Deus's garment. If the very ruler of Tezoth wears something like that, then isn't Adata's moral reproach itself a transgression?
– Velhmetra approves, – Rezara shrugged. – I'm planning to take part in the aesthetics contest. Do you have any plans, Adata? It's high time to find something to do, or else our valiant brothers and sisters from other regions are already starting to aim at each other's throats. Or maybe it just seems that way to me... The atmosphere of a crowd has always weighed on me.
What nonsense. All of Tezoth is fragmented into a handful of factions where every man is for himself. It's time to give the empire to Deus, who will unite everyone under a single authority. A Deus whose will no one would dare oppose. Someone like the founder of Eidos.
- My plans include your victory at the elegance competition, so know that I have high hopes for you. - It was quite possible that she wanted the Knight of the Crimson Blade to trounce her colleagues at the Tournaments as well, but she didn't voice that thought. - I hope our Swordgard won't be tainted by the dishonesty of the southerners.