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The offering... at the shrine. Illiiya said quietly, I did not think that the human goddess would listen... or even if she had any power to aid us... but she did. She kept the knight at bay, and she brought Lothar back. She is probably the only reason for this town's salvation with that tree nearby.
"Oh, Shallya protects, alright... but She doesn't fight back. Must be why She protected us at the shrine; She needs us to do what She won't."

Illiiya's newfound faith in a peaceful deity could only be good news in the long run, but right now the last thing they needed was for their best asset to swear off the thing she was best at - violence.

Pieter looked up when the door opened. "Morning, Leo. I'm afraid Lord Verloren is definitely dead," he said somberly. He held up the shabby green cloak Lothar had been wearing. "You recognize this?"