Side thought, or note while I continue to read. Perhaps the nine that chose to allow Ghaul, were practicing the test of the rite to exist...like oryx offering himself...a test type thing. How crazy if you invited death and were denied it, like that -blam!- sucks... -"She will die..." +"Perhaps..." Said alongside the nine... ((and the deafening and defiant "NOPE" was acted upon their test...or was it faith?))