Interesting perspective.

[ If Claude had been asked what he thought he'd talk about with the strange cloaked man puttering through his store a few minutes ago, theology would rank very low on that list. Unfortunately for them both, Claude is absolutely fascinated by matters of religion and will talk about it ad nauseum with the cheerful vigor of a polytheist bumping into an endless array of monotheists. ]

According to our Archbishop, pious devotion is rewarded by the divine with the capacity to channel her will. Her followers heed her call and act in her stead, healing the innocent and striking down the wicked.

[ He leans on the counter, clearly engaged with the conversation. ]

And if one is to forsake the Goddess, I'm given to believe that she would simply remove her blessings. I have to say, her control of the order of the world didn't seem to wane much for lending her followers her power. Quite the opposite, in fact.

[ Devotion is one thing. Devotion when it can give you magical powers? Now that's a god that people seem to really get behind. ]