Grace immediately retorted, "It's not the dead ruling over the living, but rather the living and the dead sharing a common lord. Teacher Arms uses the dead to protect the living. He didn't seize control of Efanso by force; instead, the living of Efanso elected him. As for the will of the gods, had the gods not allowed Teacher Arms to do so, they would have already sent down divine punishment. You're merely voicing your own opinions in the name of the gods. You're the true Blasphemer."
Her rebuttal was not only clear and logical but also a counterstrike that took swipes at Veranika's faith.
Veranika didn't fall into her argumentative trap to dispute matters of faith but continued to bite down hard on their governance issue, "Don't beautify yourselves. When the entire city is surrounded by the Undead, those living humans have no choice but to elect you in order to avoid being turned into Undead."
The primary significance of their dispute was the need to establish legitimacy.
