"...So, the cult wants to know the secrets you used to hold, and that's why they sent someone to the prison?" After listening to Aiden's general description, Veronica tried to summarize.
"Yes, they have a technique that surpasses the known Alchemy of today, capable of mass-producing artificial humans with comparatively high performance, and these artificial humans have no will of their own, fully obeying the cult's instructions," Aiden chose his words cautiously, "Just like the prisoner who died today, I'm afraid he was a pawn of the cult."
"I see..." Veronica accepted this quickly.
In Aiden's personal view, matters of the divine word and divinity, even if revealed a little to Veronica, wouldn't be too problematic, considering that he himself learned of them through contact with the Witch Gathering accidentally.
But this involved the existence of Melifilia, who was imprisoned under the office; this was a secret he could not reveal, both professionally and personally.
