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[THANDIR] "-And the bastards expunged. Thy libertine, lugubriousness put to the sword. Thou hearts awash to the tide, sweeping away all thine black. For the black is vile, and shalt be stayed. Faith, faith is the final principle. And the worth? What is faith worth? For by spreading the message, hast the word not been said? The castigation, not glistening to the eye? And thou hath been given a chance indeed. But the test is not of the Gods, nor does it come from the Gods, your Lords. The test is of thee. That thou will test the Gods, ye' whose heart is black. Blackness is not allowed. It shalt not follow. Now we see. We see true."
Thandir stamped his staff against the floor and turned to the right of the screen. I saw then that one of the Temple's Priest Superiors came up to him on the stage they set the filming of this event in. The Priest Superior fell to his knees and bowed, prostrating himself before Thandir, even going as far as to slam his face into the floor. The sound was audible, even over the cameras. Then, just as quickly as he fell, he rose and presented a paper to Thandir.
The God of Souls took it, and the Priest made their way off camera quick as Thandir came back to face the cameras.
He nonchalantly gazed down at the form for a second before lifting his chin.
[THANDIR] "The census hath been fulfilled by those in servitude. Every holding's Faith Level hast been made. The highest of thee... The Heavenly Capital. Easterlind City. August Stars Mandated Region. Meiyo Ward... The lowest of thee... Muzen Ward. Rangzhen Mandated Region. Siran Autonomous Region. Shuukai Ward. The lowest overall... Toushi Mandated Region."
[THANDIR] "..."
[THANDIR] "The Gods, thy Lords, are very real. Those found wanting shalt castigation receive. Gainstanding, thy test is. And we the Gods, your Lords shall answer. The punishment... thy castigation is....."
Thandir raised his staff.
We all stared intensely at the screen. All of us realized how dire this was. Nothing could have prepared us for what he said next...
[THANDIR] "...Infanticide. Lose thy faith. Lose thy makes. So saith I. Let it BE."
He tapped his staff against the floor again.
