Silence. Everybody inside the room fell silent at my statent. Looking between the knights standing inside the aisles and the priests looking at with slacked jaws inside the crossing and chancel part of the basilica, I could only snort dismissively before I started walking forward, agitating the knights.
Seeing this, Tasianna, Ellaine, Yorshka, the twins, and Mirdirn flanked like bodyguards, eyeing them with quiet hostility. The students then moved behind us upon Saoris prompting, while Neill, the saurians, Renee, Fleindia, and Theodore sighed in exasperation and walked next to .
Y-you? One of the cardinals managed to recover from my bombshell, composing himself just enough to only frown at . Thank you for your introduction. I am Marius von Zahbak, cardinal vicar of the Church of the Goddess inside Aureolis.
So, hes number two. The popes right-hand man.
Champion, I presu, is the correct title here. Champion Hestia Atsuko Kargryxmor, a dragon and imperial princess with God Kargryxmors blood We have heard of you. News of a dragonewt blessed had circulated in the Empire, based on a report from the Lycrepth. He ignored my attempt to make Idol an actual blessed title. You say you wish to revoke the Guidance of the Popular? A decision our leaders and blessed in the past had decided for the prosperity of our church, by dividing the roles? How may blessed serve our Goddess, if they must serve our brothers and sisters in faith, as well?
It is exactly as she had demanded, Cardinal Vicar. Fleindia stepped in for support.
Saintess Fleindia? He raised a brow, but didnt look surprised at her appearance, unlike the many priests and shrine maiden around, eyeing her and to each other in confusion.
However, instead of her, Renee was the next to speak. My na is Rhea Renee Sealight, Champion of the God of Knighthood, Bravery, and Loyalty. I might be newly blessed, but I agree with Champion Hestia that the current status quo must be changed for the good of our church.
Fleindia nodded. As the eldest of this blessed group, I have given the idea much contemplation. As a survivor of the assassinations, and a supporter of the Holy Radiant, I must agree. Currently, we require a more unified cooperation amongst ourselves for the sake of Her Holiness as the war between us humans and the demonkin wages on with no ending in sight. Cardinal Vicar, we wish to speak with Pope Gwyn.
This is a major tradition you are breaking! The first to speak up against our demands wasnt the vicar, but the cardinals and bishops next to him. Unity? There is unity. We all have our roles to serve the Goddess, and we do our best to ensure that! As blessed, you have your own roles!
What would you do with all this power if we break our traditions? Will you lead our fellow followers while fighting our enemies? There is a reason why the position of pope was created!
This is
Silence!
However, before it got out of hand any further, the Vicar raised his hand.
I understand. There must be a reason for your decision, and as the blessed of the Goddess, she must have spoken with you! I would love to hear of your goals, for this is my honor as the vicar. Sadly, Pope Gwyn is still debilitated due to an unforeseen event where an intruder snuck into his bedroom. He has been unstable ever since then, as you must know from the newspaper our Heroes of the Goddess happily introduced to our world.
Noise. More gossip. The priests began whispering to each other, reminded of who they accused of having attacked the Pope. Reports have also stated that a dragon had personally attacked our Pope. Is this a ploy from Kargryx, or is this all a coincidence and the dragons have finally decided to move against the demonkin? was the quote. It was a clear accusation, but at the sa ti, it was left ambiguous enough to allow Folschreck to say it was all just a misunderstanding.
An attempt to diffuse the situation by siding with our proposal, but at the sa ti, he laid a seed of distrust to remind everybody I might be a threat. Remind them this might all be a ploy.
You must have had a tiring trip. While it is more proper for us to welco you in a more festive manner, I can see your reason for visiting us is for a dire situation. And it shall be addressed; however, allow yourself to recuperate and be refreshed first. Also, seeing as this is your first ti hereChampion Hestia, Champion RheaI would suggest you get to know Aureolis better. Let the Holy Capital be your ho away from ho! Now, every
I held my hand up and smiled. From the bottom of my soul, I thank the Cardinal Vicar for his generosity and patience. This must be an auspicious day, indeed. The Goddess has guided here with her words, and to be able to share it with you humbles greatly. I understand, I skipped necessary steps and confronted you with a proposition without allowing you to think. Alas, I am in the wrong here, as such, allow to greet all of you properly. This is my gift.
I raised my hands in the air, quickly prompting Renee and Fleindia to do the sa. As I sent a [Prayer] up to the buildings ceiling, the priests clapped their hands together and were ready to sing, but, once again, I skipped the steps.
Prayer.
[Blessing of the Goddess of Light (Major)] inflicted on [Young Sunfang Dragon, Hestia Atsuko Kargryxmor]
As warm, white particles basked everybody around us, empowering them with the Church of Aurenas most iconic buffing spell. I did not allow anybody to donate mana to showcase mySorry, ourpower here. Just as Theodore ntioned, a Champion had to invoke a feeling of reliability and trust. Either through their strength or deeds.
With practically back-to-back casting one of the most mana intensive spells, I showed everybody that I was strong.
Oh gods two [Prayer] in a row where I had to spend the mana for a major buff. Ahh, my body hurts. Too much mana in too short of a ti. I complained internally as I felt aches in my chest and arms, as if sothing was tearing on them. This is the price for acting arrogant. Urgh, did I overdo it? Didnt want to seem too unlikable
The halls full of baffled priests left us as we walked out of the main basilica, with every step we took on the fairnite ground as loud as a bomb. Once outside, I let out a long sigh, followed by the students as all of us were a bit too overwheld by the atmosphere. It was a short eting, far shorter than anybody could have expected, but it felt like my lungs had shrunk from how hard it was to breathe.
Lady Hestia Theodore ca over, squinting at , making his usually sleep-deprived eyes co to life. You are lucky everybody followed your improvisation. Could you not have spoken about it to us beforehand?
No, no, I think it was good. Saori scratched her head, looking troubled as well. Let us not speak about it here. The Vicar ntioned we should stay, right? Let us find our accommodations first and then speak.
I can help with that, Fleindia spoke up. Ive been here enough to know who is usually responsible for assigning us.
I dont think most of us would be too welcod. Yorshka giggled a bit. I have so things to speak with others about; catch up. Ill bring the wagon to the stables and feed the equerochsen.
Oh, well co with you, Tamae prompted with the other students. We would like to avoid a few people before we get settled in.
I will join you later on, Saori replied, her voice dripping with sarcasm. I am curious about this place after they took you guys in for all those months.
Is that so hint of anger? I guess that would make sense, considering everything.
After we separated into two groups, Fleindia led our half around the church ground. Although I was feeling slightly nervous since I wasnt sure who was an ally and who was an enemy, I still took the ti to look around the area, starting with the gate we ca through. As the students described it, the entire church ground was walled off from the rest of the city, creating sothing similar to the lower and upper city system Artorian cities had.
Area-wise, it was like a university campus with all the facilities all concentrated into this area. There was a large expansive garden in the northern parts, while an entire building was dedicated to the Knights Order, including their training grounds. Everything was here to make the lives of the clergy as comfortable as possible, and with an entire lower city dedicated to production and farming, it was clear this entire place was made to assure Aureolis was self-sufficient.
Didnt you ntion there is a [Season Regulator]? I asked Fleindia as my foot stepped on snow, making a loud snow crunch. I felt passing through the mana barrier, so why was it still so cold on church ground?
In Aureolis, every man and woman must work to assure Her Holinesss city runs smoothly. Nobody is above her, and shall not be treated as such, she quoted. The commoners who live in this city are here to assure Aureolis keeps thriving, which ans they have a certain level of religious interest. Otherwise, why else live here, when there are towns with fewer religious restrictions within the country? The clergy must do their part to support them, aning, they must buy coal, produce, furniture from the locals. As such, everything they buy must go through the local rchant guild. They manage the citys economy alongside one of the cardinals.
Ah, coal. Master nodded, having figured it out. So, the reason why we must endure this freezing cold is because all the rooms use coal and wood to warm everything up. The regulator isnt needed, so that is why snow still coats the ground.
Correct, yes. A rchant being able to sell to a priest ans they are directly supporting the city, which is quite the honor, of course. What use is coal and wood for kindling, when a catalyst can solve everything? Nobles who beco priests here learn this lesson pretty early.
It is certainly different from Artorias, Theodore noted. It is an honor for lowborn rchants to do business with nobles, whether they are clergy or not. However, nobles arent obligated to aid the lower city monetarily. Not to the point you have to inconvenience your own living conditions, at least.
As the law states, nobody here is higher than the Goddess. If you live in Aureolis, your life is dedicated to her and our Holy Capital. You are to support your fellow followers. Nonetheless, what I said was the truth. They do have a regulator, and it is used for important events or when it is far too hot or cold for everybody to properly work. In fact, the orphanage and the grey priest dormitory can even be used to harbor the city in case of an ergency.
I see. I nodded, having a clearer picture of the place. So, can I presu there are no wandering orphans or impoverished people?
Considering the church took in orphans to give them a ho, even though they had to beco grey priest in their adulthood or be sold off as noble servants, ant that the lower city had to be pretty free of cri and suffering. It should be like Carine village, where people were able to live relatively peacefully.
However, Fleindia couldnt answer, as she never visited it in depth. As a Saintess of the Goddess of Nobility and Wealth, my primary role was to ensure peace between noble houses and to ensure they hold their actions accountable Which more-or-less took up most of my ti, she explained. It was usually the duty of a blessed of Andira to take care of the lower city, while Erithias blessed handled matters concerning the aristocracy, diplomacy, and economics.
I will deal with that, Saori stated after getting an answer. [As planned, I will do most of the recon.]
[Do it after you get a chance to rest, Saori. I know you want to know more about this place after hearing everything from Tatsuya and the others,] I tried to calm her down. [Im happy youre taking up responsibilities, but we have ti. If they try to do anything too early, then we deal with it, plain and simple. Even though they have Yorshka looking out for them, I think having their teacher around and letting them vent so of their anxiety from living here to you would be great.]
[No worries, I understand. I will]
[Well find that bastard who nearly killed Gael, Saori,] I quickly interjected, leaving her speechless before she nodded.
Yeah, there really was anger in there. Anger for everything going on in this place.
After walking a bit more, we passed the dormitory for the white-robed priests and stopped at a building Fleindia identified as a combination of the administrative center, library, and teaching hall. In other words, this was where most priests perford their duties and studied. Since mages could beco temporary priests to learn holy magic, this was also where most of these temporary priests would be.
At the sa ti we arrived, a bunch of white-robes I recognized from the basilica rushed over, giving us a greeting, before they entered the room. So even avoided eye contact with . I ignored them and we went inside, where Fleindia spoke with a shrine maiden she knew in the admin side of the building. Since we ca in on such short noticeas we hadnt sent a ssenger bird to keep our arrival a surprisethey only managed to get one room ready. The shrine maiden gave us the rest of the keys, but asked us to be patient.
Feels just like a hotel.
Our rooms were in the guest dormitory, reserved for any nobles or rchants visiting Aureolis for any kind of business or for religious reasons. This was also where the students used to live.
About as large as a nobles mansion, the place was filled with rooms, including servant quarters, kitchens and a laundry room. Anything we could expect inside a nobles ho would be here, even manatech lamps and the like, and just like youd find in a hotel, there were a ton of communal rooms to spend ti with each other.
After we introduced ourselves to the staff, one of the grey-robes showed us to our room, allowing us to finally talk a bit more seriously But, uh, Akast had to stay outside. Our carnosilian companion was so huge, he couldnt even fit through the hallways so he actually had to camp out in front of the entrance. Thankfully, Krim-Slak and Grazlahta joined him to give him company.
So, that knight, he was an enemy, huh? The mont we entered the pretty large room, large enough to fit twelve people, Midirn plopped on the ground and opened his visor. He slled different from a human, but not like any beastman I t. Why didnt we expose him there on the spot?
Tasianna cast [Air Shield] around us.
Hestia doesnt appraise potential allies or neutrals, Neill spoke for .
Midirn widened one of his eyes. His lack of eyebrows due to being a fully-scaled dragonewt made it hard to assu if he was disappointed or confused. May I ask why, Princess? That was a perfect mont to expose an enemy to gain so trust.
As Midirn only joined our party to help us out with the Prince of Envy as one of my bodyguards, he wasnt too aware of our group dynamic. It was like integrating the twins and Vifi all over again!
You know Im an otherworldler, right? Well, in our world, there is a thing about personal privacy and it is frowned upon to impose yourself too much into sobodys business. To , that includes appraising sobodys Profile, which Ive told myself to put the line at. To you, I am your dragon princess, but inside is also the soul of an Earthling. Literally, really. I shrugged, but made sure to keep my face serious to show I ant this. Its a matter of morality for , but, to answer your question properly, it isnt the right ti.
Midirn scratched his chin, looking at before raising his head a bit. Got it. Its a matter of they-know-we-know. We can expose that one knight right there, but it would only alarm everybody else. We want the Prince of Envy, not so goon. But, then here is another question. Why wouldnt the Pope just run away in that case? There is no reason to risk confronting us.
There is, Theodore interjected. It is a matter of authority. If the pope isnt around, then even his associates cant defend him. Leaving Aureolis is essentially handing over the authority and influence the demonkin had built up over these years to us. Our main issue is that the pope is the Prince of Envy and, if we were to directly accuse him and reveal the evidence we have, then nobody could argue against it. After all, who would denounce a blessed for misunderstanding our Goddesss words? The vicar? He isnt the popethe leader; the distinction is important.
He then turned his head around to , glaring at as cold sweat ran down my spine. Which brings to you. Why, in the Goddesss na, did you do that? Antagonize everybody right at the start? Lady Hestia, did you forget? One of our winning conditions is to win over their favor to assure Saelariels Church of Aurena can support you!
I guessed I deserved this
Sighing as I felt the stares from everybody, I filled up my lungs before giving my answer, Because we dont need to go through the empty words the cardinals will say to , which will all lead into the sa situation we just had. Yes, I dialed up the arrogance a bit too much and made myself seem less likable. However, there is sothing to say about a Champion showcasing their strength and being able to act upon it to deliver results. If you were in the position of the priests today, what would you think after casting that [Prayer]?
If three blessed managed to cast a [Blessing of the Goddess of Light (Major)] without the need for help, then I would be stunned. Baffled. And I would worship them, as that ant our Goddess chose the correct people. Theodore sighed. However, I know from how quickly you cast it that you were the only one who invested mana into it. If any crafty clergyman noticed this fact, then theyd realize that you, as a Champion, are at the level of a master mage at leastpossibly an archmage candidate.
And there will be, I added. I rember from a random talk I had that there is a bishop who has [Major Heal]. aning, if experienced mages and priests were among the congregation, it should be easy to gain those peoples favor.
Yes, I rember. Hmm, Amadeus, correct? I vigorously nodded to his statent, happy he still rembered the Pale Child incident. His father did pay a bishop in an attempt to heal him.
Shihaha, in a way, it does make sense for a dragon to show off her powers! Neill smiled mischievously.
True! Midirn added.
[Although, it does go against her usual behavior,] Beth comnted, hitting the reason why I felt bad about it. [Your attitude during the summit showed, Princess!]
[Still, I think it doesnt address the Cardinals annoyance completely, though.] However, Shay was the only one who actually sided with Theodore, looking more strictly. [The issue is that you went ahead without everybodys input into it, even if your reasoning and decision made sense.]
No, I think we can forgive her for this, Lord Theodore, Fleindia ca to my support. You havent experienced it yourself yet, but the announcent and welcoming of a blessed takes an imasurable amount of ti. The greeting, welcoming, matters amongst aristocrats, the [Prayer] singing, introductions, and then you are led sowhere to celebrate and talk about a blesseds duty and what they did. Every ti I had to do it, it would also last until the afternoon.
I nodded and thanked her for understanding why I did it. Ive experienced it with Eshe in Griffonpeak, then Estralias Gleisvale, and lastly in Yeoss Elyonda. Even if it made less likable right now, I could prove to them afterwards, since we still had plenty of ti to work on everything.
Ah, I understand. It is to give all of us more ti for today, while also leaving the opponent flabbergasted, Saori realized before looking outside, locating the position of the sun. It is just past the lunch bell. We can get our belongings out and make plans now, instead of having to speak to random priests. Also, we skipped the part about them confronting the students about losing their hero status or anything about the newspaper. Not to ntion questioning , a clear dark mage, or them investigating Asakas situation. Good thinking, Hestia.
I showed her a peace sign. Considering how often Ive been spending my ti around adults and politicians, I honestly should have caught onto sothing. How people tick and what would benefit us in general, for example. Yes, I didnt talk about it to my party, but sotis improvisations were needed.
Theodore apologized and took my reasoning as the foundation for the plan forward. Fleindia and he would speak with their contacts while pushing my image as an extrely competent Champion amongst the more magically-inclined priests. In addition, since support from commoners was important, we also had to make a plan to go down into the lower city and speak with people.
If they are mages, then God Istari will also co into play, my apprentice, Master brought up. I would suggest maybe inspiring so of the younger priests, maybe so of the temporary ones, at least.
Wait is he suggesting what I am thinking?
You are, at the end of the day, still a priestess. You have your duties to do here and you need to act like one while you are here; am I not right, Saintess Fleindia?
She nodded. Correct. Dont worry, Ive been through it for practically my entire life now. Just rember to wake up early in the morning and I can get you through the routine without any issue.
I will be joining you. Istari be praised, being able to act like a priest of Aurena for a day might be interesting, ha ha ha. I would also like us to entertain the idea of joining the lessons here. As an experienced mage, maybe it is ti for you to teach others?
I shook my head, grimacing. Can we please not! I-I dont want to teach strangers, all right?
Didnt you teach how to fight though? Ellaine brought up.
Similarly. Tasianna nodded.
You taught the basics of magic, Saori reminded . You are not good with the explanationyou take too longbut you are good when it cos to the execution and showing people what to do. Teachers who are good at showing the practical skills and applications of theory are extrely popular amongst students, you know. If you want, I could always give you so tips.
Teaching the younger generation to build up your support force is quite the interesting proposal, you must admit, Renee tried to persuade . Dont forget, there is the importance of building trust with people that can help you with Aureolis after everything is done. You need help from the Knights of Aureolis, the residents of the lower city, and then also various mbers of the administrative division. How does a prince rule over his country? He earns the respect and trust of his advisors, because you arent a one-man army in governance. You are always a team.
Speaking out of experience? Neill probed, earning her a very loud sigh.
Its worse than the summit we just had, Renee answered. The summit might have decided our future, but making sure your ruined country can get back on its feet is a different matter. Economics, religious satisfaction, and the fact I am still trying to remind so of our older nobles that we cant regain our honor as knights if all they do is lounge around while everybody else works on rebuilding!
Yikes, she must have it tough.
With everything settled for now, we now had so ti to kill before everybodys rooms were prepared. As such, it should be ti for all of us to do whatever we could today, to take advantage of the ti Ive given us.
Saori wanted to spend so ti with her shadow pack to tackle the spying part, while also finding a way for us to open our subspace without anybody noticingpeople still didnt know I was a void-touched here. anwhile, Neill wanted to check out the place, as it would probably turn into a battlefield in the near future.
Fleindia, mind tagging along with ? You know the area the best and, if sobody is asking why were looking around so much, you can probably convince them were not suspicious, Neill requested.
Also, to prevent her from starting any fights Renee shook her head. Ill co with you, too.
Oi, stop thinking of as that belligerent prick from the past!
Disregarding those two, it was decided that Sis, Renee, Fleindia, and the twins would scour the church grounds for any weakeness, while also taking a look at the knights or any suspicious people. Master wanted to look for accommodations for the other saurians, while Theodore also wanted to visit the library and speak with his contacts. Since both matters were in the admin building, those two Istari followers joined up and would go there with, presumably, the rest of the saurians.
That left Tasianna, Ellaine, and Midirn with . I had a separate matter I wanted to address today. Although Ive never been here before, there were people I just had to visit, and I hoped both were healthy. After drinking so dragorade to recuperate from spending that much mana, we left the guest manor and walked over to the orphanage, where the grey-priest dormitory also was.
Where are Krim and the others? I did wonder when we exited the building and didnt see them, but decided to ignore it for now. They might be rowdy, but they werent mischief makers.
Hey, Midirn. Before we entered it, I wanted to speak with my bodyguard. We havent spoken much up until now, but I just wanted to tell you in advance that Im probably not going to act as you might think I should.
Why would you say that?
Its just Pradreo and Skardrvo, you know? They are really sweet with how they worry about , but they also get a bit weird with their bloodthirsty side. You know my sister, and, to be frank, I am nowhere close to her in personality. My feral side is reserved for mortal enemies alone.
Ellaine laughed as I made that explanation. If you want a good example, then imagine how Tasianna was during the expedition.
A bit uncouth, no? Tasianna pouted.
Rahaha! I get it, I get it. Like mistress, like maid, right? Midirn straighten his back and raised his tail. Understood. If that is the case, then I will adjust. Also, Princess, you already heard this enough from Yorshka, but your dragonewt clan has your back. My decision to co here isnt exactly purely for your cause, but you are family.
Not purely? Will that be a problem? Well, I cant ask him now after just spouting all that privacy stuff. Maybe later.
With the air cleared from before, we entered the building, overhearing so of the grey-robes recognizing and having heard about from their masters. Scary dragon princess, powerful priestess, avoid unless addressed, those were the sorta words that reached my ears, and so of them quickly realized they shouldnt be saying anything since I had improved hearing. Well, a bit too late for that, but I didn't pay them any mind anyways.
Amadeus Chezaic? A grey-robe working inside an office tilted his head as I asked him about my quarry.
I nodded. Yes. A forr aristocrat. Had to give up his house na. Pale blight syndro. If you dont know that na, I am also looking for a wolfkin with dog-like ears nad Lily.
I-I apologize, grey-robes co and go from here, either serving a master, being sent to another church, serving a noble, or they return when their master releases them. We do not have a roster of every one. The orphanage director has one, but she is currently visiting her family for New Years Eve, my lady. He bowed, looking a bit nervous. I could ask around if you wish.
That would be very helpful, thank you.
Then, please, make yourself comfortable. I will have so tea and treats readied.
As us girls sat on a nearby couch, Midirn kept watch and stood next to the door, prompting Ellaine to do the sa. Since she was technically my knight, she was peer pressured into acting like one right now. It was amusing to watch her act like this, but at the sa ti, it seed to be making the other grey-robes inside the room nervous.
After a while, the tea and treats arrived and we tasted everything, although it wasnt really top-tier. It was decent and serviceable, but to my palette, it was a bit lacking. Nobody could beat Tasianna when it ca to tea, after all.
[Dont forget, the grey-robes who stay behind at the orphanage or away from their masters are usually less qualified attendants,] Ellaine reminded , also dissatisfied with the taste.
Well, I didnt want to act like a posh, snobbish little lady but, I had to admit that Ive beco a bit more picky with my tastes. Man, sohow, I missed the days when I ate rocks just cause I was curious. Was I becoming spoiled? No, no, as an idol and a responsible person, I shouldnt think of eating more rocks.
Rocks are friends, not food. I an, even if Gravy doesnt have the emotional capacity to feel any dread, he is still my pet rock. Eating rocks is wrong.
Gladdened I managed to make that distinction clear to myself, the grey-robe eventually returned and inford us that so could rember a wolfkin called Lily, but couldnt rember where she had gone. Fortunately, he ntioned Amadeus was picked by a reputable high bishop to be his musician.
You are looking for High Bishop Rasheid of Sarkafiina.
Sarkafiina?
You may usually find him inside the library or in the classrooms. He teaches the new lords and ladies of cloth, my lady. Uhm, but if you wish to speak with the grey-robe personally without his masters awareness, you may find him inside the white-robe dormitory. As a high bishop, he lives on the upper floors.
I thanked the grey-robe, gifting him a basket full of fruits before we left, walking towards the dormitories instead of speaking with the high bishop. I just wanted to see if Amadeus was all right; after all, I was kinda, sorta responsible for him being here, even if it was his own actions that led to this.
A forr noble lord born with the Pale Blight, also known as albinism, and Raffarsons Debilitation, a genetic disease where your mana paths were too fragile to transport mana around their body. He was trapped inside his room for most of his life as his skin was too sensitive to the sun, while the mana he was born with was actively trying to kill him. Sadly, to heal him, his father beca complicit with the onnikai incident in Firwood as he personally funded the research of the alchemist responsible for it, Davison.
For their cris, his father and step-mother were executed, his half-sisters banished to their maternal sides family, while he was exiled and forced to join the clergy as a grey-robe. Suffice to say, for an ill person like that, it was practically impossible for him to perform the strenuous duties of a grey-robe.
I was worried for him, but as ti went by and all the other disasters happened, I mostly forgot about him. Until I talked with Theodore again and all those mories resurfaced, and here we were.
Talk!
Hmm?
As we were about to arrive at the dormitory, my ears suddenly picked up a conversation to the side, behind the admin building. It wasnt loud enough for to pick up the rest of the conversation as the noise of the priests around us with their stomping feet drowned the rest. I shrugged my shoulders, ignored it and continued walking, until I heard sobody else raise their voice.
nt know her! My lord, please, allow to go. I need to clean
This is a matter of our Church, you imbecile! We need to know more about this Champion!
Located. My ears finally managed to pierce through all the noise, pinpointed where the people were on my [Detection Sensor]. Considering a man ntioned a Champion, then they must be speaking about Renee or , right? Well, now I really couldnt stop my curiosity especially with how loud they were.
You think this is so joke? Lord Rasheid cant protect you when the Vicar cos over to ask for you! So, do and the High Bishop a favor and tell what you know. That way I can give it to the cardinals, and then we can leave you and your master alone. Understood? Its that easy.
Rasheid? Vicar? Info? A threat?
Following the voice, we ended up in the large garden, noticing large wall-like shrubbery blocking our view of the entire place. Snow had completely covered every inch of green, making want to just lay down and make a snow angel, but I kept moving forward until I found the n responsible for the noise.
Two white-robes, four knights, and two grey-robes were ganging up against a single grey-robe pinned against the wall. The latter had a hoodie covering his head up until one of the knights pulled it off, shoving the man forward onto the ground.
This is your last chance, grey-robe. This is for the sake of the Goddess! Speak now, or we can leave you to the vicar, one of the white-robes growled.
Leaving the man to lower his head and beg, I dont know anything! Please, let go! I need to finish Lord Rasheids laundry. Please, my lord priest!
He changed, looking slightly healthy and more fed, but that pale skin was still as ghostly as I rembered it.
Amadeus.
Excuse , I raised my voice, pushing my anger back. There is a limit to just how much you can use our Goddesss na to excuse your shaful deeds.
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