Devero stares at their linked hands as Koumyou speaks, his head bowed and his expression partially concealed behind his fringe. Only when the priest lifts one of his hands to kiss it does Devero look up, but his dark eyes flick away again quickly.

"Education," he says, and is surprised when it comes out in a hoarse croak. He shakes his head and swallows before trying again. "It's not honor, it's education. And availability of resources. How can someone be greedy when they've never wanted for anything in their life? When they know how destructive greed-- and all the other vices-- can be?"