That complete silence stayed with all of them because they knew exactly what she was talking about, but Orsen understood it better than most, because he had stood at Daisy's father's side for years and had tried to maintain something similar himself, only to fail when the pressure became too much.
From the nobles, from the rich families, from the merchants who wanted their own share of influence, and from the church itself, an institution built entirely on controlling the people through belief. Though this was the perfect time to change everything, the people didn't believe in anything anymore… no, that wasn't entirely true.
They believed in one single person now, and that person was Daisy.
