[i][/i][i][/i][h2][center][b][color=ed1c24]Novak[/color][/b][/center][/h2]
Novak looked away as Nobunaga delivered the coup de grace to the first hunter, then again when she finished off the other one.  It was clear that he wasn't used to this sort of thing.  It was probably a mercy, but he wasn't sure if he'd have the stomach to do it if it were up to him.

The words of the second hunter were of particular interest to Novak.  The seal they claimed that they protect, that they claimed the Illuminator protected was probably the same seal that Lazhira had mentioned when discussing the Orb with the Illuminator's avatar.  Lazhira seemed to think that the god's goal was to open the seal, and up until now Novak had assumed that this was the case.  On the other hand, the Illuminator never actually claimed that this was his goal.  There was one other thing Novak hadn't considered.

A key doesn't just open things, it can also lock them.

It wouldn't help to reveal possibly incorrect hearsay and conjecture to Nobunaga, however, so Novak didn't speak up it.  Besides, he didn't want to let slip the deal he had made with the god to someone so dangerous, ruthless, and opposed to the Illuminator.

[color=ed1c24]"Judging by how the Kyrinth reacted to threats to the deer, I'd guess they were trying to anger it,"[/color] Novak spoke.  [color=ed1c24]"They were probably hoping it'd kill Enli and us.  Still, I'm not quite sure how antagonizing the Kyrinth and making the forest a more dangerous place helps to protect that seal they mentioned."[/color]

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