Although I haven't quite figured out how your public letter to me marked
"Shrine" had anything to do with shrines, I must say that I am rather
saddened by your obviously hostile, challenging and agressive attitude
towards me. Now, although I have numerous friends among what I had
thought to be the honorable Serpentlords, I am truly alarmed at your
hostility since I have never spoken to you, at least for any great
length. How then, one must wonder, do you know what matters are alien
to me and what are not? Or are you simply responding to the Church
propaganda that all Occultists are "evil" and therefore I must be too?
Furthermore, I would like to know why you accuse the Orphanage as
being a "slaughterhouse" without proof or any substantive facts. Or,
again, are you just repeating the Church propaganda that says anything
I do must be suspect?

I think it is fairly clear who the "hypocrite" is: you, Crotalus, who
condescendingly simper about "not favouring the side of the Templars",
yet repeating their preposterous allegations and lies as though you were
a mere puppet of the Church.

As a last note, I write in this public forum for those who are interested
in intelligent debate. If you do not like me or my writing, simply don't
read anything I write. If, Crotalus, you truly are offended and repulsed
that a (gasp!!) Occultist is taking a stand against the Church (bow low),
simply do not read my writings.

Servelan de Vermiis of the "knurled" fingers
Penned by my hand on the 14th of Aeguary, in the year 177 AF.