"Then what about our faith? What has it given us?"
"It gives us Courage."
"And what else?"
"To fight for what we believe in?"
"And what else?"
"My lord, I can't think of anything else."
"To endure for what you believe in.
If faith only teaches you how to wield a Sword and kill your enemies, then it's no more useful than a simple blade.
But it is more than that, Guy.
Guy, all the brutality, betrayal, chaos, and deceit we have seen—this is the true face of the world. It is not some change brought by heretics. This is how the world has always been.
God did not give us a pure and flawless world. On the contrary, He only granted us the Power to change it, and the free will to do so.
God allows even Gold and silver to tarnish, let alone common iron. But tempering can make Gold and silver shine, and forging can make rusted iron sharp.
