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Shame of Heroism

by Bellie Stoutleg

King Ginlear brought in. More of his forces executed IN the cathedral. Ginlear will be the first sacrifice to the guidestone. Our group are celebrated as heroes, but I feel far from being a hero. If anything it seems like we've enabled the cruelty and brutality that the Downian rector here seems to have fallen into in this time of war. Vicar John Deher showed up at the Cathedral today as well, but I didn't talk to him, not yet. I'm worried maybe he too has the same violent and intolerant treatment of heretics and non-Downians as Vicar Dalmation. Tomorrow we will leave with the vicar on a barge to Northland (finally). But I want to be as far away from this terrible man as possible. Are the four evangelii really going to save the Blue Rose, or is our main mission too only helping corrupt men in the Church to respond to the violence and persecution Downians have suffered with a terrible vengeance?
 
Also, I picked up a new instrument--a Cittern-- as a reward for our work. I don't feel comfortable about accepting such rewards (and I feel I must get rid of the gold we were paid for our guidestone task), but it will be tremendously helpful in our mission to come.