"Oh, Maeve-"
"She really did-"
"I see it now. Maeve just can't stand not changing the moon!"
"I'd do it too. She worked hard to get that Talent."
"What was so hard about it?"
"Do you know how many days she spent eating?! Most people couldn't manage that!"
Before Maeve could act, the Believers were already laughing and teasing her.
Even someone as thick-skinned as Maeve flushed with embarrassment.
She gave Theresia a sheepish smile. "Uh, let me demonstrate-it's really impressive, anyway-"
Theresia nodded noncommittally. She had more or less guessed that the girl before her probably wanted to show off the power she had gained.
There was nothing wrong with that. In fact, it would give her a chance to learn about this so-called Communion.
To be honest, Theresia had not paid it much mind. The Churches of this world were backed by Great Beings, and the different Paths were, in essence, the different Authorities of those Great Beings.
And the vast majority of Authorities had already been divided up.
When Elsa had handed her that cup of Honey Water earlier, Theresia had roughly guessed the Communion's Path.
The Honey Authority, a Path governing deliciousness, vitality, and withering, certainly suited the name Communion.
Yes, the [Honey] that the Sacred Blood Nobles had failed to recognize was something Theresia had guessed at after just one cup of Honey Water.
Such was an Immortal, the pinnacle of the Supernatural in the Mortal World. Though Theresia had lost her power, she still had her insight.
Looking at the flushed Maeve, she found her adorable, as though she saw a little of herself in her.
Theresia made up her mind to offer a few words of encouragement, whatever strange ability she saw next.
She could not let this child's efforts be mocked so