"Join us!"
"Indulge every desire hidden deep within your heart!"
Stella extended her hand towards Herbert beneath the tower, speaking sincerely: "Herbert, wake up! Open your eyes!"
"Don't be deceived by those hypocrites!"
"Everyone has desires!"
"The desires of every living being should be released!"
Her voice grew louder and more impassioned, filled with persuasive power.
Stella's pale fingers brushed through the hair of the head cradled in her arms, her blood-stained nails casting an eerie purple light under the lamp's dim glow. She stared intently at Herbert.
"Herbert, why continue enduring? What's the point of pretending to be noble?"
"Don't deny it, even as a Paladin, you must have your desires."
"To eliminate evil, uphold justice, protect the weak... are these not also desires?"
"Are you not also committing acts of slaughter? Is it not arrogance to forcibly change others' fates?"
