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Doubt was now a foreign realm to Towbray. More foreign to him than Cathagi was to Canton, perhaps more so. As removed and irrelevant to him as the Sister moons were to earthly empires. Father Towbray knew that he could no sooner abandon this cause than he could cut off his own arm. No sooner could he falter but one step on the long and perilous path that lay ahead than pluck out his own eyes. There was no act of sacrifice this wiry priest would not glady make, no hardship he would not endure with a smile, if his own meaningless privations advanced this sacred convent the barest fraction further.
And now, joyous day, he was not the only one. Father Towbray. Brother Joab, Brother Caleb and Brother Pettigrew to name but a few of the score of souls that had followed him on this endeavour. To spread the word and ready the realm for the return of the people’s anointed saviour, Sir Emile Andrei. They were not of noble stock, these first Angelites. Cobblers, tradesmen and serfs that had, each man among them, found a higher calling after their pilgrimage. It was a humble beginning, for certs. But that was as it should be, as it had been near a millenia ago when the founders of the Kingdom of Canton set out to change the world.
Almighty be praised, the blessed task lay with the to do all they could to ready the realm for the Living Saints return. It was Father Towbray’s solemn duty to direct their efforts to where the seeds of their good word and good works would yield the greatest harvest.
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> There are those that never gave up the fight. The Order of the Broken Blade, the Reclaimaint Sect and other Cain-aligned orders. These widespread and diverse Cainites must hear of the coming crusade first, and know in their hearts that the words ‘someday’ in this great undertaking are now ‘soon’. With the true and ready believers first to answer the call, the recruitment and marshalling of the most fervent forces can begin. [Zealous]
> There can be no greater ally to the Living Saint than the Church itself, and potentially no greater obstacle. The Bishops of all five Duchies have dragged their feet long enough with the formal recognition of Emile’s recorded miracle, now miracles. The priests of the realms must be persuaded, their superiors pressured until the administrative impediments and hand wringing are removed for the miracles to be officially declared. From there, in time, a convocation to anoint the Living Saint interregnum. [Zealous]
> The task of Heaven is not to sway the mighty or appeal to the strong, it is far simpler than that. The good word must be spread, the people of birth both high and low must be told as far and as widely as possible. Romaine is the birthplace of the Living Saint, and where his crusade will inevitably be launched. The Angelites will scatter to each corner of Canton, but this priest goes there to set the first stone upon the first shrine. If you build it, they will come. [Zealous]
