When the military nobles of Black Eagle arrived in the Narcissus Principality, they were immediately given a warm welcome.
Inside the warm Mage Tower, the Mage Lords who had been waiting there hurried forward to greet them when they saw them arrive.
Several rugged middle-aged men in pure-black military uniforms smiled as they hugged the handsome men and beautiful women in thin robes opposite them, warmly exchanging cheek kisses. There was no sign that they had been at war with one another for months.
"May the Holy Blood bless you, brother. Congratulations on founding your nation... and congratulations on becoming young again."
"May the Holy Blood boil day and night, dear sister. You are free now."
The Black Eagle nobles offered their sincere congratulations one after another.
They addressed one another as brothers and sisters. This was also the most intimate form of address among the Children of the Moon, and it usually only appeared among Children of the Moon who shared the same faith.
Although the faith of the Children of the Moon in Black Eagle and the Narcissus Principality differed slightly... the Black Eagle nobles were not direct descendants of the Red Phase, and they had spent years at war. Their faith in the Feast Lord was not particularly firm. Since the Feast Lord was Stibnite's mainstream faith, they simply obeyed orders—or, more accurately, followed the trend and adopted faith in the Feast Lord.
Now that the Red Phase was dead, there was nothing stopping them from converting to the Blood Angel.
Under such circumstances, being called "brother" or "sister" was quite pleasing. It gave them the feeling that their faith was being acknowledged.
It was like how heretics would respectfully greet one another using the other sect's form of address.
The leading male mage nodded with a