Lan certainly had not been boasting earlier, but actually seeing so many companions still left Farolynch and Shire a little excited.
The Quinas people, in turn, held Shire and Farolynch in exceptional respect. After all, they had always stayed at the Apostle's side.
Mulan thought for a moment, then added a word to the Quinas people.
"I hope you won't keep calling me Lord Apostle from now on. We've all been careful enough, but if someone with an agenda overhears it, they might connect it to the Quinas prophecy. That would work against us."
"But you are a great being, the god of salvation descended into this world. If we do not call you the Apostle, what other word could possibly be worthy of taking its place?"
When the Quinas people addressed Mulan, they did not use the everyday word "apostle," but pronounced syllables that sounded like "Warrior in Radiance." Even someone familiar with the Quinas Civilization might not immediately decipher the meaning, but they would recognize the Quinas language at once.
The elf rose from beneath the World Tree. The impression he gave the Quinas people was somewhat similar to that of the Raven Queen, yet entirely different. The feeling was contradictory, but in fact, it was also the truest reflection of reality.
"My lord, as you instructed, we searched each of the areas where unrest broke out in Kingsbia, following the events in chronological order. Within the two periods of the initial unrest and the final frenzy, we found traces of large-scale sacrificial rites at no fewer than several dozen sites. We've marked them on the map."
"This may have something to do with the appearance of the Book of Dawn. After all, it was the eruption of the Life Cult's activities that brought the Holy Relic into