With a soft sigh, Julius's gaze listlessly swept over the faces of the two men. Frenster's words could be interpreted in two ways: either he truly knew nothing, not even understanding the content of the image, or he was feigning ignorance, finding it more judicious to inform Julius of the latter possibility. At least he knew to avoid the question, which was sufficient. Julius's intention wasn't to do anything with it anyway.
"Is that so? I too hope for the Bright Holy Teaching's blessing to spread across the Continent, but often things go contrary to our desires. It would be unacceptable to violate our creed in the name of spreading the doctrine or expanding the influence of the Holy Teaching. Good intentions can spoil when pursued with ill-timed methods, and you should understand this better than anyone."
