"No one. But it's the Church's duty to protect them from desecration," Samuel said.
"Great. Then we can take them, at least." Aleric paused. "People will be against that too, am I right?"
"Yes. Bodies of sons of Light shouldn't be touched by Dark. This is why those who can afford the price of firewood often prefer cremation to ordinary burials. Although sometimes families give bodies of their kin for safekeeping to the Church as a show of trust and good faith to the templars," Samuel explained.
"All my ancestors were cremated," Danit added. "And they were right, it turns out!"
Samuel gave him a sour look.
"Even among those who can afford it, a lot of people prefer burials. To prefer a pyre suggests a distrust in the Church."
"I see," Aleric said, rubbing his chin. "Then, I have an idea."
The entire room went deathly quiet. Except for Aleric, nobody was even breathing.
