Fortunately, Klein remembered Mr. Tower's request the next morning and brought him above the gray fog.
Seated in the silent, empty ancient palace, Abner saw no sign of Mr. Fool, but he knew he was there. He made a show of holding the Book of Astrology and studying it intently. In truth, he had begun reviewing the message the Pure White Eye had intercepted earlier.
This really is a message from the God of Knowledge... It looks like most of the arrangements after the Pirate Gathering were meant to probe Maria's background...
Hmm. Judging by that later remark about "daring to scheme against even a God," it was probably a Blatherer who sparked the God of Knowledge's interest in Maria.
But the Pale Admiral is a Wraith, just like Miss Sharron? That's a surprise...
Hmm. If Pale Justice represents the desire for "extreme justice," then the sword is her prison. She's a prisoner of the sword and of her own desire... Every time she dispenses "justice," she's indulging that desire...
But this form of Acting seems tailor-made for her. No other prisoner could manage it. People are complicated; they can't give themselves just one Great Desire.
Maria can do it because she also has a Demon characteristic sealed inside her... That so-called seal is probably absorbing her other desires to satisfy the Demon...
More likely, Pale Justice, the seal, and the Demon characteristic exist in a delicate balance. That's why Maria seems fairly normal, aside from her fixation on dispensing justice.
This must be the Emperor's handiwork... But why? And how did he foresee Maria's circumstances over a century ago?
*Hmm. Either she was born long ago and kept sealed until she was finally allowed to move freely, or everything placed within her was planned in advance and only put