The church bells resounded through the sky, and the entire Silver Summit City became silent. People stopped and looked at the ringing bell tower in surprise. This is not an ordinary bell ringing. The time has not yet reached the hour, and the ringing is faster than usual. People inside the house ran to the streets to look around, and patrols and churches would also respond.
Uriel was also one of the people who ran to the street, but the difference was that the place where he stayed before was the church where the bells were ringing. The little lion Roma almost got skewered on an iron thorn when she climbed over the wall. She turned around and pulled off the hanging turban. Her golden hair had grown a lot and was fluttering in the wind.
The carriage is parked behind the wall, which is actually the scope of the church. "Get in the car quickly," he ordered, "and then drive to the dock. I'll go find Iaconi."
"I can also wait for you here."
"Soon the Cross Knights will surround the church, and the carriage will definitely have difficulty moving. Besides, the Archbishop's Nightingale will come to Silverdome City soon. You'd better hide your hair. Go quickly, the two of us are smaller than the carriage. , I won’t keep you waiting.”
The little lion climbed into the car unwillingly. The horses neighed and strode forward, and Uriel opened the stable door for them, suddenly worried that she didn't know how to drive the carriage. With Sauron here, it shouldn't matter. He thought as he walked around the stone wall and rushed to the other end of the cross. The other door to the church is in the backyard, where Iaconi will be waiting for him.
Although it was only a matter of time before Father Andren's body was discovered, the moment the bell rang was far from what he expected. Iaconi's magic fooled the priests for a while, but as long as someone noticed that the priest was resting for too long, he would notice something was wrong by opening the door.
Everything was wrong, and Uriel moved over the edge through the crowd like a shadow. Before arriving at Silverdome City, he and Iaconi passed through two or three villages. With their cooperation, no sinner escaped from their hands. Father Andren was not the first church director to die in their hands, but the others The response was not so quick. It must have been the letter, which mentioned a nightingale that was about to arrive in Silvercrest City. The priest himself is also the archbishop's nightingale, so he most likely has some means left behind. If only I had read that letter earlier...
The appearance of the Black Knight scared me out of my wits, Uriel thought to himself, the whole operation was completely unplanned. I should have told Iaconi about the letter and the nightingale when I met him. Only later did the knight see the priest burning the letter, and then he became convinced that he was one of the traitors. Alas, it was the same in the small town, I never accepted the lesson.
He thought more about the contents of the letter. While in Iron Claw, Peyton Forrester thought what he saw in the monastery was a joke and refused to even meet him, let alone listen to his report. At that time, Uriel thought that his evidence was not enough, so he decided to put all the "witnesses" along the Golden Bird River in front of the bishop. Now he finally understood that Payton was not ignorant of the problems within the church, he was just sitting back and ignoring them. It was hard for Uriel to imagine that the Archbishop would betray Gaia, but no matter what the purpose, allowing priests to buy and sell adopted children was the devil's approach. Gaia doesn’t need a tone-deaf spokesperson! He'll pay for it, I promise.
The population of Silverdome City is not comparable to that of any big city, but the streets are also incomparable to the city. People crowded the streets and Uriel had to climb onto rooftops to keep going. He was glad that Iconi was not in this situation, otherwise he would not have been able to fly over walls and walls wearing the armor of a cross knight.
Iaconi was waiting not far from the back door, separated by a stall selling barbecue and a circle of wine barrels. The carriage is like a sudden rock in the river, crowded against the outer wall of the church. "Where did Miss Roma go?" The knight saw him and jumped off the carriage. No one dared to get too close after seeing the black armor and white robe he was wearing, leaving some room in the dense streets.
"The carriage can't come through. I asked her to wait at the dock first." Uriel jumped on top of the carriage first, and then climbed down along the corner. "Silverdome City cannot stay any longer. We have to give up the remaining two churches."
Father Andren's church was cleaned out by him. Iacony searched the priest's pockets and obtained the bill receipts and transfer documents as evidence. Then something unexpected happened again: someone escaped Uriel's search and rang the bronze bell on a tower. Roma said it was the nun who passed by their door and smelled the scent of her hair on the steps.
By now, it was too late to stop him. After Father Andren died, his followers would definitely respond. The Archbishop's Nightingale would not believe the excuses they made when they came to the door yesterday. As soon as they explained their intention, they alerted the enemy. "Even the Archbishop of Eastman is indifferent to the transaction. I'm afraid the Bishop of Silverdome City won't be any better than Father Andren."
"Uril, the Archbishop will not get involved in the Charity House." Iaconi insisted, "Think about the children in the monastery. If you want to leave them alone, we will part ways."
"You didn't understand the situation. If Father Andren were alive, our words would be credible. Now that he is dead, people will think that he died of murder instead of deserved. It is much harder to convict a dead person like him than a living person!" After Dunbar Fielding died, Blumnot's followers still mourned him, not to mention the clergy. "I don't mean to abandon them. Aiken and the other children are now in Knight's Bay. When we find them, it won't be too late for us to come back. Let's go."
The crowd suddenly parted to both sides, rippling like water blown by the wind. There were already cross knights coming to the church, so he had to use magic to hide their figures. Uriel glanced at the armor on Iconi and knew that he would never take off this burden.
So the apprentice slashed the crossbar of the carriage with his sword and freed the two horses pulling the carriage. He motioned for the knight to mount his horse. This is the carriage that Father Andren prepared when he escaped from the church, and it is now being borrowed by them.
But the knight made no move and seemed not to have listened to his explanation. "Your plan sounds more feasible, but I have a way to make them believe me. Sorry, Uriel, you are a good traveling companion. We have the same purpose, but come from different paths. If only you were my brother."
"Don't be stupid." Uriel didn't understand why Iaconi was so stubborn. How could anyone believe him? We killed Father Andren. No matter what excuse you have, the church will not have the patience to listen to you. And even if they are not people like Jailer Gemo, the traffickers hiding in the church will be reminded and the evidence of the crime will be completely eliminated. Once they are prepared, even mantra potions are not a panacea. He turned his back to Iaconi, "Let's get out of here first. Do you want to go with me or go alone?"
The pain stopped the sound, and he looked down to see the blade piercing the leather armor and shirt, blood staining the fabric red. I was forced to kill him in my dream, this thought passed through Uriel's mind. Could this be another dream?
"It's not time yet." These words came from Iaconi Fairwin's mouth. The knight grabbed Uriel's shoulders as he drew his sword. He felt as if he had been cut off from his chest and couldn't breathe.
Uriel watched the knight in black armor and white robes galloping towards him on horseback, and the effect of the magic was lost along with his strength. nightingale. The nightingale in that letter. This can't be true.
"You are not a knight of the Church, and I am loyal to my faith." As if that was the reason.
The world did not shatter before his eyes, and darkness enveloped him.
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Roma lay on the window watching the movements of humans. Previously, she was forced to walk against the crowd. If there was no carriage, she would probably be trampled under their feet. The turbulent waves of people came one after another, and I don’t know how many people hit the wheels or wooden poles. Without Sauron's help, there was no way she could have driven the mount in this situation. The situation at the pier was slightly better, the congestion near the church was overwhelming. Whenever there is any movement, these mortals like to make a fuss and run to join in the fun.
Silverding City's pier is narrow and old, and the plank road does not even allow three people to walk abreast. Roma tried to stop the wheel on the edge, so as not to fall headlong into the river. She forced herself to wait among the smelly fish stalls and crabs for ten minutes, but no one got on the bus.
"What happened to them?" Roma couldn't stand the loneliness anymore. She fiddled with Sauron's ring with her paws and watched the river flow to the east in boredom, completely opposite to the crowd. "I'm going to die from the fishy smell."
"There is a problem in the church, which is not a trivial matter in Silverdome City. Just wait patiently for me"
"I've been waiting for so long. At least let me go down and have a look."
"As you wish," Sauron flashed, "or you can go find him." Guess which one is the cross knight who encounters you stupid lion first, or the adventurer who has better luck"
Archbishop Eastman wrote to his Nightingale, asking for "someone." Although Uriel didn't say it clearly in front of Iaconi, he looked at her at that time. The Church of Gaia was definitely not looking for her to escort her home. Roma still knew these things. In Six Fingers Castle, Uriel gave up on the ladder, and she believed there must be a reason for it. If she had to guess, the Silence School must have tampered with the ladder.
No matter how specific it is, she can't guess it. She has never paid much attention to occult knowledge. Uriel said that he had only been an apprentice for a month, which might make her appear more knowledgeable, which was a complete comfort. He is both a priest and an apprentice of the White Envoy, and even Windrunner's magic is much stronger than mine. Along the way, facts have proven that his decisions are always right. Roma's only role is to serve as his package and mask, and she is still very unskilled in dressing up.
Sauron blocked the door, so she had to wait and yawn to kill time. The wooden bow needed maintenance and the arrow shafts were in short supply, and she was surprised to find that she still had something to do.
"It's been too long." Another ten minutes passed quietly, and even the streets near the church became quiet. Wave after wave, beating the last of her patience.
Suddenly, Roma heard a scream coming from the river.
