Crypian's head rolled across the cold marble floor before finally coming to a stop near the foot of one of the pillars.
A second later, his body collapsed heavily behind it.
Thud.
Silence descended over the chamber so suddenly that it almost felt unreal.
The nobles stood frozen in place, their eyes wide as they stared toward Commander Cassian.
Some looked pale while others unconsciously lowered their gazes toward the blood slowly spreading across the floor. Even Sebastian's expression had stiffened completely.
However…despite the horror filling the room, nobody truly thought the outcome unexpected.
Not after those words. The Church viewed the Goddess as their mother. To the devoted, insulting Her was already unforgivable. But those final words had crossed far beyond insult.
In the eyes of the paladins, Crypian had ceased being human the moment the recording finished.
