Orren didn't care on way or the other about his idea that the ArchBishop's unending years of debauchery and perversion had effected his mind. Whether or not that was true was beside the point, right now. This god's survival was at stake. He couldn't let someone like Boyce show that he was nothing more than a physical and mental weakling. Orren helped Manguino pack a survival travel bag and saw him off at his personal tunnel that exited, at an isolated cove, on the southern most part of Pomperaque. With good-byes that were neither sad nor elated, the Cardinal Orren closed off the passage and went back to the courtyard, in front of the chapel. He was dressed in his same battle armour and before leaving the safety of Halls' enclosed quadrangle he instructed his high cardinals to destroy Boyce and his men, if he is beaten. He also told them to destroy the entire city of Pomperaque is he doesn't survive the combat with Boyce. Boyce had given Tucker and Empal similar instructions, as well, but Boyce's instructions didn't call for the total destruction of his city, if he lost against Orren. His instructions only called for the destruction of the Halls Cathedral. "Let not one stone remain standing on this butte!" he told them and waited until his rival came to him. He finally heard the heavy gates of the wall clang and screech open. He watched the huge doors swing inward and soon after they stopped moving, he saw his personal rival come out ti fight him. There was a great disappointment and feeling of being cheated in Boyce's heart when he saw that the man he was about to fight was the Cardinal Orren instead of the ArchBishop Manguino. "What's this, Orren? I had called on Manguino to fight with me." Boyce said in anger. Orren drew nearer, his chromium armour reflecting the morning sun. He was carrying a cross bow in his left hand and he looked as if he was equally matched, weapon-wise, with Boyce. Many of those watching Orren slowly walking up to Boyce were frightened that Boyce would not survive. Orren looked ominous and indestructible and even though Boyce looked like a formidable opponent, his friends were not certain that he would be victorious. "I want Manguino here before me, immediately!" Boyce demanded and then took a few steps towards him. "As far as you should be concerned, I am the ArchBishop!" Cardinal Orren told him calmly. Boyce slowly came closer to Orren and he prodded him with his cross bow, and with a strangely provoking little smile on his face. "Am I to take Manguino's cowardice as the surrender of Halls and Pomperaque, to me?" Orren was somewhat disturbed by what Boyce said to him and he pushed Boyce's bow away from himself. "You are out of your mind." said Orren. "Halls will never surrender to you, or to anyone else. So long as I live, so long as anyone within those walls lives, Halls will not surrender!" Boyce glared right into Orren's eyes and spoke to him as if he was a little boy.