In the living room of the Jenkins family, the flame in the fireplace was still flickering, the red-haired girl lowered her head and fiddled with her fingers, her face remained ruddy. She moved on the sofa a little uneasy, and after thinking about it for a long time, she asked a new question:
"Are you free on Sunday night?"
Jenkins presumably has time.
"Yes, I have time."
"Can you go to my place? Don't be late when you arrive at six o'clock, and go after dinner in advance. It's my house on the banks of the Westminster River."
"Can I bring chocolate?"
"..."
Hathaway looked up into Jenkins' face, trying to make sure he was really engaging in the conversation:
"Yes, you can bring your pets."
She seemed a little annoyed.
After that, Hathaway left without asking about the accident that happened in the dock area at noon, which left Jenkins who had prepared a speech without even a chance to explain.
Mr. Writer didn't know whether the red-haired girl believed what he just said, but he really didn't want to involve them in his complicated and dangerous life.
Watching the carriage go away at the door of the house, the melancholy and loss in my heart reached the peak in an instant. Jenkins doesn't consider himself a sentimental person, but he's still mired in relationship issues he's been avoiding.
"At the party tonight, please ask Alexia for her opinion."
He made another bad decision.
"Oh, what was I thinking?"
Then immediately realized that I was being stupid.
After resting at home for a while, he left again. First, I went to the old craftsman to get a gift for Fenny, and then I brought the cat to the church. Today is Fenny's birthday. Although Jenkins can't be with her all day, it's still okay to have dinner with her.
He originally planned to bring a small cake, but as far as he knew, the church only prepared some delicious desserts for the children's birthdays in the church, and did not specially prepare cakes. So if it's specially prepared for Finny, it will make it difficult for her to make friends in the choir.
The gem craftsman fulfilled Jenkins' request perfectly, and made a drop-shaped ruby pendant out of gem scraps. The quality of the rough stone brought by Robert is very high, especially the central one, the clear luster and smooth color are simply maddening.
The old craftsman originally planned to grind the central part into two ring faces, and make plans for the rest. But after knowing that Jenkins wanted to celebrate the little girl's birthday, he reduced the area of the planned ring, and specially allocated some of the best materials to make this gemstone pendant.
Even Jenkins had to admit that the red pendant was stunningly beautiful. It was a monolithic gem, not a thin layer set in a silver frame. This is perfect for a gift, but wrap it in a gift box before giving it away.
He came to the church with a face of joy, greeted the guards at the gate, first prayed with the believers in the main hall for a while, and then came to the buildings behind the temple from the passage behind. He planned to give Fenny a present at dinner time, and now he could do some other things.
Miss Bevanna was not in the office, which disappointed Jenkins who wanted to inquire about things. However, he meets another scribe he knows well and hears about the attack on Papa's Antiques.
It looks like someone smashed through the window of the antique store with a spooky object, and was packing up in the backyard so that Dad, who was damaged by the tornado, wouldn't be surprised.
"Which strange thing is it?"
"A-12-02-1110, Living Corpse Jewel."
Jenkins wasn't surprised, after all, he was the one who threw the thing. He was surprised that the black cold stone turned out to be the one he thought of, so things are very interesting.
The investigation will continue, and this strange object will bring new clues and turning points.
The gray snow probably stopped around the time Jenkins dug out the surrogate's heart, but a layer still accumulated in the church garden. Jenkins happened to meet Bishop Parode while watching the snow with chocolates, and he officially notified Jenkins about his promotion this time.
"The kingdom has already decided to promote you as a viscount. Official letters and circulars will probably be sent before the end of the month. I think you should go to Beldyland in March."
"Do you have to go to Beldyran?"
"Of course, only those who sit on the throne are qualified to confer titles on others."
The Bishop saw that Jenkins didn't want to stay away from the city, but he smiled and said nothing.
"The weather at noon today is really weird. Suddenly it snowed and the wind blew."
The old man sighed.
"Do you know when Miss Bevanna will come back?"
Jenkins asked.
"Come back an hour ago, but left soon. Oh, she's been busy lately, but the peace and tranquility of our parish needs her to keep."
Bishop and Jenkins chatted as they walked, and he seemed to be getting healthier in recent months. Originally, I hardly followed the priesthood to preach in the small towns around Nolan, but now I go there almost once a week.
The two talked about many things, from the rise of the banking industry derived from the Fabry scam to the further expansion of urban infrastructure. Finally, when talking about air pollution, the bishop told Jenkins that when he was about the same age as Jenkins, that is, when the steam industry was not so developed about half a century ago, no one thought that the power of mortals could cause such a great impact on nature. Influence.
And because of the many problems brought about by the steam industry, the relationship between [Church of Everything and Nature], [Church of Earth and Harvest] and [Church of Creation and Machinery] has become increasingly bad in the past ten years. Although there is no complete hostility now, the former two insist that it is the steam industry promoted by the latter that destroys nature and the earth.
When talking about the relationship between the three churches, the two naturally talked about the pagans residing in Nolan. The bishop is not very clear about the whereabouts of the Mechanic Cultists who came to investigate the shattering of the gift clock, but he knows that the knights of the [Sun and Justice Church] have been living in the Evergreen Forest during this time.
"I heard that Miss Celtic Knight's family is related to the legendary dragon."
Jenkins inquired, turned the corner of the promenade, and looked at the cherub statue at the bottom of the white staircase with the bishop.
"Many noble families can be related to ancient mythical races, some of them are fabricated, for the sake of the so-called 'noble blood', some of them are really noble..."
Having said that, he subconsciously looked at Jenkins' expression, but Jenkins was just studying the statue's wings and didn't notice the bishop's strange behavior.