(A couple days later, The Eternal Garden, Kaelith's POV)
It wasn't long after Kaelith received confirmed news of Helmuth's death that letters arrived from the Five Great Clan Gods, each bearing their seal and each carrying the same unmistakable intent to sever ties with the Righteous Alliance.
'About time….'
Kaelith thought, as although he had anticipated this outcome the moment Helmuth fell, a small and irrational part of him had still hoped it would not unfold so predictably.
However, unfortunately for him, it had.
'So the snakes finally bare their fangs against their master…'
He thought, as the coordinated timing of their delivery left little room for doubt regarding their intentions.
Even so, ritual demanded composure.
And so, without allowing even the faintest ripple of emotion to reach his face, Kaelith broke the first seal.
*RIP*
The parchment unfurled smoothly in his hand, the script elegant, respectful, and infuriatingly measured.
