522 521. The Most Important Revelation

Inquisitor High Lord felt speechless, as he should be. Amongst everyone Sylvester has asked that question, they were just another Clergyman or woman. But, in Lord Inquisitor's case, he was a Sanctum Council member. He sat in the same room as Saint Scepter for decades and even conversed with the man on many occasions. 

"Visible and yet hidden from our eyes. Such strange ability, all common sense it defies. Lord Bard, I remember it vividly now—before I left the Holy Land, it was he who spoke to me about your heritage. That half-human and half-elven is your parentage." 

Sylvester understood that much from the reaction, but once again, he found himself at square one. He had no idea how Lord Inquisitor would react to the truth. 

"Yes, that's right." There was no point in hiding it when Saint Scepter was going around revealing it. "I've known since I graduated from the School of Dawn."