“ It is wrong to defile the purity of Ortho." eighth principle of the Pax Benevola from the Book of the Harmonium     Fourth Lower Day of Sacrilegion, 126 HR About a week and a half had passed since the Day of Pain. To Amariel's relief, her factol had only received six cuts during the ritual – the second-lowest number since he took office. Only two of them had been deep, on his right shoulder and his left leg, which had left him limping and with a sling for a few days. But now he was almost back to his old self and she had come to terms with the events of that day - to some extent. Sarin had told her, with his unmatched directness, that she should be afraid – and he had been right. The events in the Hall of Pain had been deeply frightening, and in retrospect she was grateful to her factol for not lulling her into a false sense of security. Now she was looking for Kiyoshi, because Sarin had instructed her to inform the soldier about some facts regardi...