As Uriel continued identifying them,
Angel had become certain that his earlier guess had been correct.
The dreamlike scenes produced by the Whispering Curse reflected reality, and were even very likely the experience Ligota had undergone when she was sentenced.
The reason lay in the instruments of punishment held by the enforcement priests.
Of course, this was ultimately only Angel's bold conjecture based on the "connection to punishment." There was currently no direct evidence capable of completely tying the dreamscapes to Ligota.
It would also make perfect sense if these dreamscapes reflected Priest Sion's daily work.
After all, Priest Sion had been stationed at Evening Lantern Harbor year-round, served in the Radiant Church, and was himself an enforcement priest. More importantly, the source of the Whispering Curse had originally come from Priest Sion.
Every trait and clue surrounding him corresponded to the dreamscapes.
On the surface alone, it seemed more likely that the dream scenes were connected to him.
But—
Angel's personal intuition still leaned more toward Ligota.
Because, to Priest Sion, these dream scenes were merely the ordinary work he did day after day.
Whether it was the streets and alleys of Evening Lantern Harbor, the church corridors, or the instruments used for enforcement, all of them were things he had long grown accustomed to. But to Ligota, this was the most extraordinary and unforgettable memory of her life—a desperate moment concerning her life, death, and dignity.
From the perspective of "what sort of experience would be deeply engraved in one's memory, and then turn into a cursed dreamscape," Ligota was more likely than Priest Sion.
Besides, Priest Sion was not a musician. He would not have been stirred by Uriel's performance of Misty Moonlight, but Ligota would have, because this song had been composed by Ligota herself. To