"Hierophant and I were close in that we shared a philosophical outlook, but he was closer to those who share parts of his idiom - Emperor, Strength, and so on." They ponder a moment more, then add, "I must continue Synodiporia regardless of the many we have lost. But Hierophant's loss was... preventable, needless. Through the selfishness of the Antisticides we had lost another. And that is why I intend to punish them for their misdeeds."
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"Hierophant and I were close in that we shared a philosophical outlook, but he was closer to those who share parts of his idiom - Emperor, Strength, and so on." They ponder a moment more, then add, "I must continue Synodiporia regardless of the many we have lost. But Hierophant's loss was... preventable, needless. Through the selfishness of the Antisticides we had lost another. And that is why I intend to punish them for their misdeeds."