"You're right," Liam said, stopping in the middle of the hallway as he realized the magnitude of what they'd just said. "This whole time, I've been thinking about how we'll crush them once the forces of the Church arrive from across the sea. The Church has been gathering its resources for a hundred years to launch another Crusade, and this Holy war is just the beginning…"
"I know," Hugo said, putting a hand on Liam's shoulder and giving him a slight tug to continue following their guide. "I thought that the Eldritch were barely holding on and that they were weakening year over year as we advanced. But now, I think they've been doing the same thing the Church has."
