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    they are not needed.” Even if that might change soon in the future if Lucille continued to see her lover''s jokes as invitations. That could cause serious issues. Especially if she did something like coaxing her lover into bathing with her and then suddenly throwing her arms around him. Cedar did his best to push the memory of that day aside. For once, he was lucky.


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    ‘The temple shall not hold any political power. While the servants of the gods may act to help our nation and support the citizens of Artias, they may never question the authority of our ruler, the emperor, as well as the authority of the royal family and the aristocratic families of Artias.’ Do you recognize that?” He paused for a moment to let the priests understand that before he continued. “That is the first paragraph of the laws connected to religion and the state. It is clearly stated that politics and faith are to be kept far apart from each other. The position of the dowager empress is clearly one of political nature. Theodore is the head of the Estien family, and so, the final decision will be made by him. Especially since this change does not detriment our citizens. Thus, the temple''s involvement is unnecessary.”