A loud gasp was heard from the pope as he held on to his heart. He was surprised as to how his own grandson blatantly disregarded the pope title and gave it away like it was nothing.
The council of elders was stunned speechless at the sudden turn of events. I couldn't blame them though since they were called here to confirm that Darth's eyes were fully healed only to end up witnessing this drama of Clarence giving away the pope heir position to Darth.
*** A Little Backstory ***
As it turns out, Darth came from the original family line of popes from the time the Church of Lumienere was established. For some reason, Darth's grandfather gave up the papal position to the rival family's candidate. As for the reason, he was in grief after his son became gravely ill.
