[ No one appears to be paying them any mind when they exit the Church, and that's probably for the best. It's only when Gray has taken them to a decently isolated location that Kaeya feels okay with sharing what he's learned.

Sadly, the meat of Kaeya's investigations won't manifest itself until after he meets with Gray, but... ]

Nothing outlandish quite yet. It's no surprise they wouldn't let unharmonized folks into their Church, but someone was kind enough to show me what was inside.

[ He goes ahead to describe what Cecilia had shown him: a beautifully ornate structure with many tree motifs decorating the stained walls. Even the altar has a small tree that seems to be grown by pure magic. He shakes his head once he's done describing. ]

I'm not entirely sure if it's related just yet, but the Tree of Life means a whole lot to the people of Kenos. It is where one's soul starts and ends, as they say. They could be growing Shards out of the Tree in Heliopolis, perhaps.

[ Okay, he has no proof that's the case, but he's been thinking about what Cecilia told him since he left her. ]