The nobles had not made the upheaval in the Crown District public. The Hearthfire District could still just barely be called peaceful, but Elliot would certainly inform his believers.
Thus, although Elsa and the senior believers showed no unusual activity on the surface, they were all on edge.
Elsa turned to glance at Vanessa inside the room, hesitating to speak.
Vanessa closed her book and stood up. "Don't worry about those details at a time like this. Stay here and watch over the Hearthfire District. I'll go take a look in the Courtyard."
Despite what she said, she still felt a little warmth inside.
Although Elsa was small, she was sensitive and always considerate of other people's feelings.
She was comfortable to be around.
Just now, for instance, she had worried that the believer's address of "Cult Leader" would upset Vanessa. She had not answered immediately, only looking timidly toward Vanessa, and had relaxed only when Vanessa stood up.
Ever since what had happened to Victoria, Elsa had been carefully looking after Vanessa's feelings.
Elliot had not concealed what had happened to Victoria, either.
Permanent Madness was irreversible, in theory.
But [Amber] could preserve the state of that instant, freezing Victoria completely, so it could not be said that there was absolutely no hope of saving her.
Perhaps one day they really would find a way to call her back from madness, even if only to see her one last time.
Ever since learning what had happened to Victoria, Vanessa had been reading almost frantically.
She read every book she could find, trying to find some hope of saving Victoria within them.
Victoria, who always spoke so coldly, had given Vanessa the most warmth.
Vanessa knew there was little she could do. She could neither split off large numbers of