🍁Nine Ancient Obelisks

—Well, Anuzish is the foundation, the basis. It's planetary-level harmony. And Arselia is like a personified embodiment—they worship a specific figure there, and some people argue about who she was or even if she existed at all. And they're more radical. That's how they explained it to us in school...—the skeptic thought that sometimes it's better to stay silent and not reveal his own lack of intelligence.

—In general, that's correct. —Gran nodded. —King Thiozar's beliefs are close in nature to Arselian dogmas, but they are significantly more radical and, moreover, antithetical to the very concept of religion, because, unlike any other religious or philosophical school of thought, he does not try to spread his worldview to those around him, but keeps it within himself. In other words, his belief is a faith with only one follower—himself. —Having expressed this convoluted thought, the cleric visibly tensed up from the internal discomfort caused by the topic being discussed. —He, like the followers of Arselia, has a clear human image with which he associates Anuzish, but unlike the real Arselia who existed in the past, his image is nothing more than a fiction that came to him in a dream. Worse than that, he is deeply in love with this image, but not in the way that virtuous followers of our or Arselian teachings are, his obsession is romantic in nature! This is a lofty, but still greedy and melancholic attachment that goes against spiritual health, clarity of mind, and peace of heart. This, my friend, is the very definition of Heresy—with a capital H. And you see the problem... If it were just an ordinary madman, there would be no reason for concern, but that's not the case—King Thiozar has power over an entire country, and a very ancient country at that—who can know for sure where such an obsession might lead this man? Nevertheless, I want to clarify the following in advance: my actions were nothing more than a whim. Although our spiritual leadership is wary of your monarch, his policies have been satisfactory so far and have not caused any serious conflicts.