Sybyll had started with Hauke and Heila deliberately to break the tension in the hall and to introduce the 'demons' who the people of Hanrahan could accept most readily, even though Hauke was one of the most junior among the people who would join her on the dais. But propriety and etiquette came in far behind practicality, and Sybyll cared far more about the impact this moment could have on shaping people's hearts and minds than she did about any 'rules' a lord was supposed to follow.
"Presenting! Inquisitor Diarmuid of the Holy City, Bearer of the Flames of Justice and Seeker of Truth," the doorman shouted.
The title announced for the Inquisitor might have been simpler than the ones given to Heila and Hauke, but the impact of the announcement was even greater when the dark-haired man in crimson and gold robes entered the hall.
