So not only are they lying about Chosen having to die, they're lying that they're even necessary to allow a world to flourish? Jeez.

[At that, Sheena can only shake her head. There were so many things so screwed up around here. At least one of them is feeling some sense of relief; like Colette, Lloyd finds himself guiltily glad that angels can't actually feel pain. Then it only makes him frown a moment later.]

But something was hurting him! If it wasn't the Sword, then what?

[For the first time since they left the tower, Colette speaks up, a bit meekly at first and then growing stronger as she goes on.]

Maybe it's something to do with the seal? I mean, if it were as easy as anyone touching it, someone would have figured out something, right? But it seemed -- I mean, it felt like it knew him.