The night wind began to rise.
The incident subsided.
The Knights of the Order were gradually returning to their ships, preparing to withdraw from Savenxis.
Both Knight Commander Aiden and Order Think Tank member Amelia had spent their lives as Ascetics, secluded in the Cathedral of the Silent Saint serving the Divine Emperor, far from the political maelstrom of the Administrative Region.
But they were gradually realizing that this arrest operation was bizarre in every way, utterly different from any other they had ever participated in.
First, the Judgment Court had uncharacteristically broadcasted Reinhardt's crimes far and wide.
Then came the closed-door meeting with the Order's Shepherd Leader.
Finally, here on Savenxis, not only did they fail to find the traitor who had desecrated the Divine Emperor's majesty as expected, but even a Judge had been thoroughly humiliated by the target of their arrest in a Holy Duel.
