[All these paladins scrambling around, all this pomp, for one Del?]

[It's not just any Del, it's the Iahn!]

[I never thought I'd never get a chance to see them in person. Be in the same room as them! It's so thrilling!]

[It's just one Del, though. Aren't they just the leader of Ion?]

[They're the leader of Lunism as well. I guess it'd kind of be like you visiting the high temple during calibration.]

[Something big you never thought you'd ever have the chance to do.]

[I guess I kinda get it when you say it that way. So why all this security? Cryostoria didn't have this much security.]

[Well, it's probably because the Iahn's still young.]

[They're around our age. Ion's pretty secretive about when the Iahn passes on.]

[Why?]

[Well, the first Drago born in Ion after the death of the Iahn inherits their spirit. The Iahn carries on to the next, that's how Lun made it.]

[Whatever newborn survives the ritual is the manifestation of the Iahn. The state takes them, and they go into isolation.]

[They're very sheltered. I complain about my father, but nearly everything about their lives for 20 years is controlled.]

[They completely take on the role of the Iahn when in the armor. The Del inside is merely the vessel. But still...]

[They have the weight of an entire nation and religion both on their shoulders. I can't imagine it.]

[...yeah. Who could.]

[Do you think they'll talk to me??]

[What do I do if they talk to me, Miss Arntta??]