[ A liar, perhaps not, but a deceiver and a man of hidden loyalties for certain, though Gabranth knows he would be hard pressed to find a politician who did not present a false-face to those he did not like. If nothing else, Vaan's little stunt was amusing. He will not, however, deny that Ondore is speaking truth now ]

It can hardly be named penance, Marquis; I was dead long ere there had been aspersions to King Raminas' possessions.

[ Landis is dead, and truly, Noah had been dead with it. His magisterial armour was but the empty shell Archadia's enemies had thought it. ]

Penance will come after.