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Having been in a position of both incredible authority and responsibility for longer than most youngsters had been alive, to say that the president of Oriana was resistant to shock would be an understatement.
Even when he realized that the precious artwork he received as a gift from the prime minister of Phoenix was many times more beautiful than even the one that caused a sensation at this year's Golden Crown, he wasn't really shocked to the point of disbelief.
Instead, he found himself indulging in the beauty of the artwork instead, as figuring out what its creator must have been thinking while creating such a masterpiece felt like quite a rewarding puzzle to solve.
After all, from the ferocious approach of the demons surrounding the goddess, to the way her long hair was suspended in the invisible air like sharp blades, it all made him believe that whatever idea the artist had at that time, it must have been quite profound.