Vandelor's eyes nearly popped out of his head when he saw Prophet Velen purifying the Fallen Avatar.
As the most senior and accomplished high priest among the High Elf priests.
He was the undisputed foremost priest of the High Elves.
At first, Herad had recommended this supposedly most professional instructor in the Holy Light to him.
Vandelor, who considered his mastery of the Holy Light second to none, felt that Velen was probably a little stronger than Archbishop Faol of the Human Kingdom.
Archbishop Faol's mastery of the Holy Light surpassed Vandelor's.
But it was not enough to qualify him to instruct Vandelor.
By that reasoning, Vandelor thought Velen probably would not have much to teach him either.
He had only led a group here to assess the situation after learning that Velen could help train paladins.
Once he saw the strength Velen displayed, Vandelor knew he had been terribly wrong.
He could also produce the kind of golden beam Velen cast.
But how vast a reserve of holy energy did it take to bombard an enemy so relentlessly?
If he was a pond, then Velen was an enormous reservoir.
This was very likely someone he could never surpass!
Because of the nature of their energy, priests in a magical world tended to have very good temperaments.
Vandelor was not competitive by nature.
He readily accepted the gap between them and humbly sought Velen's guidance.
The priestly profession placed great importance on devout faith.
But although blind faith in a deity could also grant one the power bestowed by that deity, the balance between what one gave and received was another matter.
An old hand like Velen could spare his students many detours.
After all, he was a top-tier figure whom even the naaru, beings of Holy Light, were willing