"It does," he says, a bit more grimly. They really need to talk about something else, since this is really just going to go over her head. Then again, religion is a pretty important aspect of most cultures, so isn't it for the best that she be aware?

"I never said it was a good system. There's a reason my homeland broke the shackles of that tradition. The Archbishop did deceive his people, and so did those that came before him."