[Claude raises an eyebrow at that blunt assessment, then lets out a laugh and nods.]
Yeah. That sort of thing isn't confined just to Fódlan, I guess. Then you have nations like Almyra, where the common belief was always might making right... I'm sure something like that is a lot easier for a mercenary to understand. But the Church's influence in Fódlan, preaching peaceful coexistence amongst believers, meant everything had to be done a lot more discreetly.
[Not that Almyra's way of doing things was any better, but at least it wasn't as complicated, even with all the court intrigue.]
Zenith and Meridian don't have a shared religion or anything, but they do have to depend on one another to survive, to some extent. So their hands are tied in some similar ways that kept the balance of power in Fódlan in check.
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Yeah. That sort of thing isn't confined just to Fódlan, I guess. Then you have nations like Almyra, where the common belief was always might making right... I'm sure something like that is a lot easier for a mercenary to understand. But the Church's influence in Fódlan, preaching peaceful coexistence amongst believers, meant everything had to be done a lot more discreetly.
[Not that Almyra's way of doing things was any better, but at least it wasn't as complicated, even with all the court intrigue.]
Zenith and Meridian don't have a shared religion or anything, but they do have to depend on one another to survive, to some extent. So their hands are tied in some similar ways that kept the balance of power in Fódlan in check.