No attempts, or at least no successful attempts, are made at hiding his mortification at the idea of someone else caring for his creation. Before Elias can manage to argue, however, another sharp question comes his way. One that catches him off guard, if his brief stumbling is anything to go off of.

"Wh--- what? No, of course not. I know her nature and that of the dagger lend itself to such an assumption, but--- I've no ties to such a cult, no. I know of its existence through rumors that have been passed around the town for some months now, but nothing more than that."