Paulus glared at Nyrielle, his gray fur twitching with anger while his horn pulsed with a dark blue light. At the moment, more than anything, he wanted to sink claws of ice into the vampire's heart for the insult of suggesting his horn would adorn a human spear, but he knew that his strength had faded too much with age to threaten an Eldritch Lady. Instead, he could only stomach his anger as Ashlynn began to address the crowd again.
"You have heard that the Church is powerful and dangerous," Ashlynn said. "But let me make it clear just how much the Church can do to change the course of a war."
"Bors Lothian fought the 'War of Inches' because he had lost much of the support his ancestors enjoyed. During the 'Brothers' War', Odhran and Leon were bound tightly together, unified in their desire to avenge their father," Ashlynn explained. "Odhran gave Leon much greater support than the future Marquis of Lothian would in order to raise his holy army."
