>I'll add this here instead of a new thread.
>
>That was absolutely touching, both Mio's scenes and even more so
>Perrine's. They actually stole the show for me from Gryphon's swift
>dose of reality to the Kaiser and the Croix going to a vastly more
>worthy recipient, and that was no easy bar to clear.

I think it's of note that whatever read Gryph got off the Kaiser, it told him to Just Tell The Truth, which is pretty damn high praise - and justified, it would appear.