Unexpected Closeness
"That does make sense. Looks like from now on, I shouldn't just keep my distance from Lincoln—I can't trust Lady Vivian either!"
After hearing Vivian and Hela's positions, Orf stroked his beard for a moment. He turned to glance at the two most exalted women in the world, then looked at Uterede. "Uterede, what do you think?"
Uterede pondered for a moment, his presence dark and brooding. "Are we Chief Sovereigns so intolerant that we can't even bear to hear the slightest dissent? We aren't so small-minded. Lincoln and Boteer had no personal grudge between them. Should someone kill a Chief God just because he's stronger? I don't agree."
After speaking, Uterede looked at Orf, bringing everyone's attention back to him. Orf found himself unable to decide and could only stroke his beard in thought.
Just then, Lucy, a Water Element Intermediate Sovereign who had only met Lincoln a few times and was not close to him, suddenly gritted her teeth and stepped forward. "My lords, Lucy has something to say."
The many Chief Gods stared at her in surprise. A group of Chief Sovereigns were speaking, and the discussion had nothing to do with her. Why was she suddenly butting in?
Orf's eyes lit up. He smiled faintly. "Go ahead. It'll give us another perspective. Don't sit there in silence, either. Speak up and share your thoughts."
"Yes." Lucy bowed slightly and took a deep breath. "I believe it would be a bad sign if Chief Gods of the various elements used their allegiance to a more powerful Chief Sovereign as an excuse to ignore or pay lip service to their own Chief Sovereign. Of course we should serve the powerful Chief Sovereigns, but we should also respect the Chief Sovereign of our own element. It's wrong