If Malin hadn't known exactly what the Church of the War God truly believed in, he would have stepped in long ago to serve justice on behalf of the heavens.
According to the High Priest of the Church of the Goddess of Harvest, every day they had to go into the wilderness to gather mushrooms and fruits to dry and stockpile. Otherwise, when winter came, there would be no guarantee they could survive it—just like the previous High Priest. When Malin asked, it turned out that several predecessors had perished in winters past, having distributed too much food to the poor, leaving none for themselves.
Looking at this High Priest, there was no guarantee they wouldn't meet the same fate one of these winters.
