The Tragic Epic That Was Cut Short

Lathander leaned forward for a look. "Tyr really is willing to pay the price! That's his Divine Descent vessel, isn't it? And he's willing to sacrifice him."

So even the Lord of Dawn thought Tyr would not choose Divine Descent.

"But if that's the case, why wouldn't he intervene?" Aglaia asked softly. "Isn't he the god of justice who fights evil?"

"Tyr would never stoop that low. There's no doubt about his commitment to justice.

"But an enemy must have appeared in the Astral Plane who's keeping him from paying attention to Toril," Lathander explained. "Even if Tyr wanted to defy fate and save his Holy Knights, he couldn't.

"What surprises me isn't that he won't intervene. It's that he didn't withdraw this Demigod Holy Knight.

"Or perhaps that's another expression of his sense of justice.

"If the Justice Knights truly have to pay a terrible price, he would never pull his Divine Descent vessel out of danger.

"And the Demigod down there must agree with that choice.

"He's willing to fall alongside his Knight Order.

"Those Holy Knights trust you, though! They haven't even warned their families and friends what might happen.

"They've left all those people in your care.

"How interesting. Tyr's followers rarely trust a lord. Studying the law has taught them to suspect anyone in power.

"That's why Tyr's Holy Knights don't have the best reputation. They decide someone is guilty first, then look for evidence.

"But in a place like Toril, while a few unlucky souls do get wronged, the vast majority really do deserve to die.

"I admire their determination to root out evil. I just don't like how they fail to distinguish friend from foe."

Hill gave Lathander a speechless look. *The trouble your followers cause almost rivals the Evil Alignment. It's only