And the signers of this treaty—all except one—were ignorant of its consequences, unaware they had been party to an unholy alliance. A covenant had been struck. God’s chosen people, who planned to rebuild the temple and reinstitute the system of sacrifices until the coming of their Messiah, had signed a deal with the devil. Only two men on the dais knew this pact signaled the beginning of the end of time. One was maniacally hopeful; the other trembled at what was to come.
Narrator takes a sudden break into omniscience that we haven’t seen before. That’s not necessarily bad, but it does remove any hint of nuance in terms of the reliability of our protagonists’ reading of events. I guess this is supposed the provide a dramatic feel, like the camera zooming back to encompass a moment more fully. But does it work that well, or is it just cheesy?
