Mateu remains silent during Lucas' exposition. he then nods. I have noticed what you said and been informed about some of the issue by Father Gonçal as you well know. Thank you to reinforce the point, since as you say I have been having some issues here.
I will certainly need to come to grips with my gut feeling about the magi. I have a mandate by my superiors, so this should be no problem. Faith in the Lord and the willpower I hope he will grant me will make this happen.
Regarding other faiths, I have already experienced some of them in my years of service to the orde. While I think they are misguided I understand necessity and the particularities of Arans, so I am willing to both follow the chain of command and respect their roles even if I do not consider their faiths to be respectable. After Christians show them the way it is their choice if they want to go to hell. Do not ask me to like them and nothing untoward will happen.
As you say the Knights of Saint John are aware of the general capabilities of the order of Hermes. We want to stablish closer relations with you so we can build on potentially closer collaborations. for that we need to know some more about you and specially how magi behave. Nothing private will be shared with outsiders, be assured of that, and no foreign intervention will be called. This has been addressed already and according to more learned people in my Order it is not our call to make. I am an envoy, not a spy.
Regarding my place in the command structure of the covenant, Roberto offered me command of a lance of 3 other mounted warriors. The truth is that I am still shocked (and honored) at the offer since he barely knows me. However no steps have been taken to ensure this command besides me knowing other mounted warriors in service to the covenant. I am willing to prove myself