The name of the Storm Goddess Gomona appeared on the pass—and Duncan found the handwriting familiar.
For he had seen it before, back in Preland when the supposed presence of the Storm Goddess had left him a message of thanks—he still had an impression of that "deity's" handwriting.
However, Fenna said that the pass had been signed by Pope Helena.
She wouldn't misread such an obvious matter nor need to tell such a meaningless lie, leaving only one explanation—in her eyes, the name on the pass was indeed Helena.
Whose vision was the real one? What did this distinctly different "presentation" in the eyes of the two people imply? What message did that Storm Goddess intend to convey to him through this? Or rather... what was her purpose?
Duncan controlled his facial expressions, reining in the astonishment in his heart. He didn't feel anything particularly discordant from those sheets of paper, so he could only try to inquire some information from Fenna.