...The Silver Crowned Dragon mentioned me?
How could that possibly be a good thing?!
He still remembered it.
The first time the Silver Crowned Dragon had watched him was because he had sworn never to use his own kind as ritual materials... That had been because of Old Moriarty's prompting. Who could have known that a restriction as weak as a "Simple Oath" could summon the lofty Silver Crowned Dragon?
At this thought, Iver's heart suddenly skipped a beat.
Could it be that the Silver Crowned Dragon thinks I know about the crime of Heavenly Sin? That has nothing to do with me! That was entirely James's problem!
Iver immediately felt guilty. "What... did that Sovereign say about me?"
The Silver Crowned Dragon was the Pillar God of the Path of Authority, the god of kings. It was therefore acceptable to address him directly as "Your Majesty."
Then Her Majesty the Queen made Iver's heart stop for another instant. "He said that you're a natural-born Transcender, and that you reminded him of himself when he was young."
Holy crap! In that instant, Iver realized that his identity might have been exposed.
For the Silver Crowned Dragon to praise him, it was probably because he had seen Iver's performance in the advancement instance of the Transcendence Ritual. Iver wasn't surprised by that. After all, it had been a ritual presided over by Gawain, the Silver Crowned Dragon's apostle... It was perfectly normal for Gawain to mention Iver's performance to the Silver Crowned Dragon afterward.
But Iver had never expected the Silver Crowned Dragon to be such a blabbermouth. *Why would one of the Nine Pillar Gods chat with a human about this? Sizhu had a good enough temper, but I'd never heard of him seeking anyone out to discuss such things.