Mr. Raymond ultimately did not entertain his malevolent thoughts, under the guise of saying, "The Holy Light shall not compel anyone, even if they remain lost in confusion."
Lyle still remembered the last Purifier that gentleman had mentioned, the unlucky soul who was forced into the fiery ordeal.
It wasn't that Raymond had learned humility, but rather, in his view, seeing Lyle in the Sea of Holy Light during a revelation, the certainty of his eventual return to the Holy Light was a foregone conclusion. With the assurance that the objective would ultimately be achieved, Raymond did not mind putting on a perfect display of the gentlemanly grace he did not possess.
He chanted a blessing for Lyle, politely escorting him out of the chapel.
Watching Lyle with a look of seeing a ghost, mechanically walking away with three steps and a turn back, the doors of the Church of Holy Light finally closed.
