She stood at the entrance to the Mage Hall, then turned around and said in an unusually serious tone, "Honestly, Rose is too ruthless. I... really don't deserve to be mentioned in the same breath as her.
I was absolutely certain that Umberlee was the limit of what I could tolerate.
In the past, comparing someone to Rose wasn't a big deal. At least she was a genuine goddess. As far as Toril was concerned, character mattered less than power.
Most of Toril's gods, especially those of the Evil Alignment, had never cared about working with people of infamy... but Rose had actually shown them that they had limits, too.
"Guess why Jason has been following Manx around all this time?
"Normally, for a capable follower like him, Bane would immediately give him a new appearance after his identity was exposed, then send him out to cause trouble again.
"But... to prevent people from suspecting that he and Rose were plotting something else, he actually let Jason continue following him like this.
"Actually, this was his declaration that he had given up on doing anything more.
"I think you understand. After all, we have Nasr here as well.
"This could also count as a small point of consensus among the Toril Gods!
"Look, Bane dared to reach for the Fate Tablet for greater power, yet he had actually given up on the idea of continuing to meddle in the Path of Fate... You can imagine how terrifying Rose is.
"To be honest, what I'm most curious about now is Corellon's current mood.
"It must be very interesting."
Edna raised an eyebrow and cheerfully said before pushing open the door, "The Mage Hall is soundproof. Make yourselves at home~"
Using Bane and Corellon as shields was Edna's last resort.
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