"Are you sure you're not here to cause trouble?" Roma almost tripped over a clump of bracken. After not getting off the carriage for so many days, her flat ground throwing ability increased faster than her archery skills and mystery. Uriel pulled her up. "You're too panicked. Strange, it's me who should be panicking."
Roma didn't look back: "I think I will be able to find Aiken this time." She almost ran on all fours.
Uriel thought more. If this church was a trap, would those young children still be here? Would the Knights of the Cross be so adventurous? But if the children were sent away, where could they be sent? If the news leaks out, it will be in vain. He followed the little lion with hope. He added magical powers to himself and Roma in the room. Thank God, now he can hide his whereabouts without the help of the Scroll of Oath.
The two people tiptoed and approached the backyard. This place is no better than the church branch in Bloomnot. There is no mystery on the door, and the guards are nowhere to be seen. what happened? Those people clearly came here for the children... No, no, Uriel excused the knights. The more people guarding a place, the more important it becomes. This is not conducive to hiding the target. That's it, what else could be the reason? He suddenly remembered the murder of a vampire child by Andrew Verner in order to intimidate the vampire Gardner.
"I heard a sound," Roma said.
The scene in the backyard was the same as before, with neat white two-story buildings, narrow corridors, and a silent cemetery filled with silver lilies. At this moment, there should be children roaming freely on the lawn, and the nuns were busy drying laundry, but today was different. All the noises came faintly from the house, and stopped abruptly after passing through the wall.
"You want to go directly to the nursery?" Uriel asked.
"I have never been to a church except Manet's. This time I came in in person, and Aiken must be waiting for me inside. This is Otto's guidance."
In fact, Uriel took Roma with him every time he dreamed. She stayed in every room and held every baby in the nursery with her hands. If Otto had given them a little guidance, things wouldn't have reached this point. But he didn't need to tell her any of this.
There were thirteen children in the nursery, all of whom were only two or three weeks old. Sisters in white robes walked through them holding linens. Roma went from bed to bed, gently pushing the fabric from the children's faces. She was a girl after all, and she could detect differences in those wrinkled features. In Uriel's opinion, these babies are almost all the same, and they are all distinguished by the labels on the bedside. But Roma thought they would change the names of the children they were selling.
"He's not here," she said at last, ruefully. "Oh, I should have known better. Aiken has been sold, and he will only be in the hands of the buyer."
Uriel explained the situation to her from the beginning. Unless they caught up with the traffickers who bought the children, they would only be able to save the fate of other people along the way. Screaming Castle was a special example. While Uriel held out hope, he also judged rationally that the chance of recovering these children who had changed hands several times was very slim.
But if they consider the best case scenario, they will find Aiken in Knight's Cove, and the children who left the monastery at the same time as Aiken are also safe. "There is still hope." He comforted her. "When you get to Knight's Bay, Mr. Lion and Ms. Helen may be able to help you."
"Why don't they do this in Iron Claw City?"
Iron Claw City is the royal capital, and the Church of Gaia is the state religion of Eastman. "We came too late." Besides, the family scandal should not be made public, so he comforted himself with this sentence. "Aiken is your godson and you are the apprentice of the tower. No one will stand by and watch."
"This is just to deceive others. I know that astrologers can understand the entire past of mortals. I am afraid that Ms. Helen knows Aiken's origins clearly."
"My mentor also knows my origin." The apprentice replied calmly.
His tone must have been so serious that Roma immediately shut up her skeptical mouth. She sat down on the bench outside the door, folded her legs and feet, and put her hands around her knees. “Will Iaconi Fairvin catch a buyer?”
"He is a great knight."
"At the end of the day, he's just a janitor."
"As the first link to lure the enemy, Iconi is crucial." Uriel reminded, "The church's top leaders will not choose a newcomer to take on this role. Let me tell you, I may not be able to defeat him."
It must have been longer than the Apprentice became the Mystic. In the dream, he gained the upper hand by surprise. If he didn't use the Scroll of Oath and demonic power, Uriel couldn't guarantee that he could win again. His training class had not yet reached one-tenth of the completion date.
"Then there's nothing we can do to help?"
"Don't forget what you have been doing along the way. The management and purification of the church cannot be implemented in every village church. As Sauron said, even the Silent School cannot prohibit this kind of thing." Uriel was beside her. Sit down, "That's why they need our help." This sentence is like babble.
Roma suddenly looked around, feeling tense all over. "I think about it, is there someone hiding nearby like us? After all, clergy can also use magic."
"Of course. But we can't detect each other. Divine magic has little to do with mystery. I don't know why."
"I also want to learn magic. Sometimes in the tower, I accidentally come across a telescope, a glass ball, and a set of triangles nested together. Every time I am discovered by the instructor. Do you know how I escape from the cloth? Is it from Lumnot? It’s the Gap of Stars. I traveled directly from the Port of Far Light to Huoklin.” Huoklin is a city in the City of Floating Clouds. Like Blumunor and San Carlos, it is The sky island closest in altitude to the land of Binya Io.
"I have no intention of using magic for this kind of thing." He didn't even think about it. "And how did you end up at Eastman?"
"Of course it's smuggling onto the ladder. The jurisdiction of the ladder in the mortal kingdom is far worse than that of the mysterious fulcrum."
"It seems that even if I stay, you can walk back to Brumnot by yourself."
"I will not leave you alone." She jumped off the chair and promised very firmly. The wood creaked, and Uriel quickly grabbed her.
But it's too late. "Who is there?" The nun looked around with an uneasy expression. The church at night is no longer holy and bright, the lights shine into the dark night, and the stone shadows overlap in the cemetery, making it eerie. Although the heroic spirits of the church are protected by divine magic, the late-night cemetery is a source of fear, let alone those who understand the wordless monument. The two people were waiting with bated breath in the shadows around the corner. The nun didn't notice anything. She locked the door again, and the door rang twice as if her fingers were stiff.
The little lion breathed a sigh of relief. "This old chair is really weak."
"You are too heavy." This voice is not unfamiliar, but it is particularly harsh at this moment. Before Uriel could turn around, he felt the cold blade approaching his throat, exactly the same action he did to the opponent in the illusion. "Who are you?" Iaconi asked.
"Uriel!" Roma didn't dare to move.
He didn't dare either. "I am a believer of the goddess." It was too stupid to reveal the identity of the tower apprentice at this time.
"I know this. Not just any guy can learn the magic. The church is not the wizards of the school." The Cross Knight did not put down his sword, "But we are purging the internal personnel. Tell me the origin, I don't want to use the truth to my companions. Potion.”
"I'm from Yotsuba City. Even if you ask me with magic potion, you will only have this answer."
"Hmph, a new person has recently been assigned to deal with the aftermath of the undead disaster. Miss Roma, what do you have to say?"
"I'm looking for a boy named Aiken." The little lion stamped his feet, "This is a misunderstanding! Let him go."
Iaconi glanced at her. "The name sounds like my son. Why, are you his childhood sweetheart?"
"I am his godmother!" Roma almost wanted to open his mouth and roar, but he stopped the urge to show his fangs. "The church has the truth potion, there is no point in us lying now."
"Let's be clear, what I'm worried about now is the insiders. Who knows if you have the mantra potion to deal with?"
"I have Aiken's transfer receipt with me." Uriel interrupted. "It's the one his mother left in the monastery. It's in my pocket."
The Cross Knight opened the apprentice's backpack suspiciously and groped inside. During this time, his attention never left the blade.
"I know it's not enough evidence," Uriel said. Death was so close, but he was not as frightened as he had been in Boot Valley. He was not willing to suffer the tragedy caused by distrust again.
"But it's different with the mantra potion." Roma continued. She was not afraid at all: "What I said is true. Just drink."
Iaconi held the sinful transfer document, stared at the fingerprints on it for a long time, and finally relaxed the distance between the swords. "As you said, follow me to see the priest. You should know that, right? The mantra potion is not a jelly bean. I hope you succeed the first time."
Uriel thought of Andrew, that was the first time he saw the methods of the Gaia Church in Knox. "Roma is just a child and her testimony is useless."
Iaconi agreed. "Just do it, and I will pay for my suspicion, Uriel."
"This is not fair at all! And I didn't promise you." Roma protested.
Not everyone has a Scroll of Oath, how can we ensure fairness? Uriel is not opposed to this method. Once they pass, they can avoid the trouble of involving the tower. "After that, can you tell me how you found us?"
"It's not our turn to preside over fairness. That's the code of the Paladins." Iaconi Fairwin answered first. "But I will also drink a bottle of truth potion." He suddenly changed the topic, "To ensure that I know everything."
Roma stared at Uriel and then at Iconi. She couldn't understand what fools the knights of Gaia were.
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