By the time they left, Lance had also appeared to clean up the aftermath. If not for Alhazred, he would never have expected so many heretics outside the outpost.
But tonight, it would be good to let the old thing bleed a little...
The advantage the Sect of Ascension held over Hamlet's forces was their genuine, albeit mysterious, "god." A distinct connection existed among their followers.
When the Honor Guard shattered the stillness of the wilderness with chaos, leading to the swift deaths of many cultists, it quickly alarmed the Ascendant Saintess. She had been hiding, unwilling to give up.
Unlike the ordinary followers who underwent the Flesh Rite, she held a more exalted position and retained more of her humanity, as evidenced by her several escape attempts.
Although the last attack on the outpost was a massive failure, and much was lost, the god was still pleased and bestowed divine favor.
