Keledu repeatedly stated that he knew little about the leader's past. By the time he first met the leader, the man was already in his forties.
Later, Keledu and several others followed the leader until the leader presided over the so-called "Revelation" ritual for them, allowing him to understand much unique knowledge.
There were not many believers like him who had undergone the Revelation ritual, so the leader appointed them apostles of the Faith Order. Over the years, excluding those who had already died, only five apostles remained alive.
Including Mizhene, the trusted subordinate he had sent to the Faith Order headquarters, who should have undergone Revelation by now, there could be no more than six apostles.
Victor had later specifically asked Keledu why he could so readily betray the Faith Order's secrets.
Keledu said that the Faith Order had never possessed many secrets to begin with. When the leader first established it, he had intended to preach openly. Its true purpose had been to help the suffering herders of the grasslands, allowing them to live happier lives and escape disaster, famine, and war.
The Faith Order's original intentions had been good, but its efforts had never borne results. It had suffered setbacks and hardships time and again, causing many apostles like him to abandon their original aspirations.
Although the leader had persevered, his lifespan was not much longer. Old and frail, he had already withdrawn from the Faith Order's front-line work.
As an apostle who had retained the same original aspirations as the leader, Keledu had also been pushed out of the Faith Order's core by the other apostles who had changed. Left with no choice, he had brought his subordinates to the Northlands Wasteland and established a Faith Order branch there.
Thus, he truly held no loyalty toward