Elle saw how Roland seemed taken aback while turning his head away. He then placed his hand under his chin and seemed to have gritted his hand very slightly. Noting everything down, he suspected, "I see, then that would mean the saintess's grace to humans had slowly disappeared as well. The fact that they are hiding this is because they fear if the humans know they will start to doubt the saintess."
"Now I get it," Magnus said as he tapped the corner of his chiseled jaw. He laughed and scoffed, "Those of the cults, they fear that the cause of the holy power loss is the lack of beliefs from the humans. This would explain why they murdered the entire village."
"Because they want the humans to start believing fervently for the saintess again?" Elle asked as he nodded with a shrug of his shoulders. "How can violence help someone to be faithful again?"