And to make sure that they stayed in power, since it also benefitted the Church to make sure they had others to do their bidding. That part being a cause of Fodlan's war was something I could hardly argue with if it meant allowing for changes to be made.
[ But - Steve's question following is a logical thing to ask, and yet it gives Claude some pause while he considers how to answer it and to not share things which aren't his to if that assumption Sylvain or even Hilda has talked about their experiences. Or Lysithea's when she's not here, but she's been on his mind so often since the pit and then even more since returning to the island. ]
Not much of one, really. My Crest made itself known when I was young since it offers some healing when it feels like it which was helpful a few important times, but besides that it mostly factored in my grandfather naming me heir since it made me part of House Riegan.
Others' experiences are often far bleaker, what with Crests having so much power and becoming weaker and weaker over generations. Some of the things done were... detestable, though even that's far too light of a word for it.
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[ But - Steve's question following is a logical thing to ask, and yet it gives Claude some pause while he considers how to answer it and to not share things which aren't his to if that assumption Sylvain or even Hilda has talked about their experiences. Or Lysithea's when she's not here, but she's been on his mind so often since the pit and then even more since returning to the island. ]
Not much of one, really. My Crest made itself known when I was young since it offers some healing when it feels like it which was helpful a few important times, but besides that it mostly factored in my grandfather naming me heir since it made me part of House Riegan.
Others' experiences are often far bleaker, what with Crests having so much power and becoming weaker and weaker over generations. Some of the things done were... detestable, though even that's far too light of a word for it.