A sense of security was actually a very complex concept.
It did not only exist in safe environments, nor did it vanish in dangerous ones.
In other words, safety itself was not what defined a sense of security.
It was, more than anything, a need that arose from within.
Peace of mind described it well. As long as one's heart was at peace, one could face even flashing blades and flying swords with calmness. But if one's heart was uneasy, then even hiding inside a fortress would bring no peace.
Safri had previously been in a state of extreme unease.
She severely lacked a sense of security.
Even with high-ranking bishops and Apostle Warriors of the church all around her, she could not find the slightest comfort.
Yet strangely enough, after Safri met Zong Shen—especially after discovering that he had grown even stronger—she inexplicably felt safe.
It was clear that Zong Shen's feat of riding a pig beneath the moonlight and rescuing the beauty had left a deep impression on her.
If not for Zong Shen, she might truly have been captured by Kunier.
Of course, if she released the Spirit of the Raven and revealed the side of herself blessed by divine grace, Kunier would not have been able to stop her either.
But the price of doing so was enormous. Her true consciousness would very likely be completely Devoured.
This was also the main reason for her lack of security—
—there was another version of herself living within her soul.
A more fanatical self, one who served the God of Calamity Raven with all her heart...
This was not simply Dual Personality, because both selves existed independently.
The ordinary Safri represented her true self.
The fanatic Safri, meanwhile, stemmed from the Spirit of the Raven, the Saintess's baptism,