Winter City was pitch black, and the storm swept in, covering the whole world.
The lightning that pierced the sky from time to time left shocking marks on the night, followed by deafening thunder.
The Lion's Roar Castle located on the top of the mountain seemed to be in the center of a thunderstorm, and the violent rainstorm seemed to smash this magnificent and magnificent castle into ashes at any time.
Maester Dawn walked out of Lion's Roar Castle all the way in his raincoat, and walked towards the north gate.
He had just gone to the residence of Knight Thomas, but was told by his servants that after tonight's banquet, Knight Thomas did not go back to the house to rest, but went to the north gate to be on duty.
In desperation, Bachelor Dawn had no choice but to brave the heavy rain and rush to the north city gate in the dark night.
Because of the curfew and the heavy rain, the streets were deserted, and even the lively taverns closed early.
Along the way, he met several waves of patrolling soldiers, and after revealing his identity, Bachelor Dawn was not troubled.
But in front of the church in Winter City, Bachelor Dawn stopped in his tracks.
The church was brightly lit, and there was a faint sound of prayer. A group of soldiers was guarding the door. By the light of the church, Bachelor Dawn recognized them.
It is the personal guard of Thomas Knight!
Bachelor Dawn's heart sank, he hesitated for a moment, but he still walked over and asked, "Is Knight Thomas in the church?"
The head of the personal guard recognized Bachelor Dawn, nodded and said, "Yes, Bachelor Dawn, Lord Thomas is inside."
"good."
Bachelor Dawn suppressed the anxiety in his heart, and stepped into the church.
"...Amazing Grace, how sweet, My sins are forgiven;
Such grace awes me and comforts my heart;
Joy and praise, lead me home before the Father..."
The choir is singing hymns, and the melodious singing has a soothing power, which seems to cover up the sound of the storm outside for a while.
The architectural structure of the main hall of the church has obviously been specially designed, and the singing reverberates and brews in it, as if it came from heaven.
Maester Dawn squinted his eyes and searched in the crowd, but he didn't see Knight Thomas.
"Good evening, Maester Dawn."
As soon as Dawn turned his head, he saw the emeritus bishop standing behind him with a smile on his face, looking at him with peaceful eyes.
"Good evening, Bishop Emeritus."
"Bachelor, are you here to pray?"
Bachelor Dawn nodded with a smile: "Yes, I was restless at night and couldn't sleep, so I came here to bathe in the glory of the Lord, hoping to gain a moment of peace."
The emeritus bishop said softly: "May the Lord's eyes be on you and soothe your restless heart."
Seeing that the emeritus bishop was about to leave, Bachelor Dawn asked quickly: "By the way, when I came in, I saw Cavalier Thomas' personal guard at the door. Is he here now?"
The emeritus bishop nodded: "Yes. Thomas Knight is confessing in the confessional. Are you looking for something from him?"
"Oh, no. Just asking."
"Okay, if you need anything else, please feel free to come to me."
"good."
Seeing the back of the emeritus bishop leaving, Maester Dawn put away the smile on his face and sat down on the wooden chair in the back row.
The soothing hymn still echoed in the temple, but the uneasiness in Bachelor Dawn's heart became more and more intense.
…
Colin tossed and turned in bed, unable to sleep.
All kinds of messy thoughts kept popping up.
For a while, I was worried about Vera's safety outside the city, for a while, I missed Queen Aisha, whom I hadn't seen for a long time, for a while, I actually recalled the holy and pious priestess at the banquet that just ended, and even the The mature and glamorous Empress Midella somehow got into Ke Lin's mind...
Phew, beast!
Colin scolded himself, and then began to compare which beauty has the longest legs...
After an unknown amount of time, the sound of the rain outside the window suddenly became much quieter.
Colin, who couldn't sleep, got up and went out.
It was pitch black outside the house, with only sporadic fires flickering from a few sentry posts in the castle.
The most violent period of the rainstorm seems to have passed, and now only the patter of the wind is left.
Along the dark corridor, Colin walked casually.
I couldn't help but start to worry about Maester Dawn, and wondered if he could convince Knight Thomas.
Although Marquis Garcia used to be the god of war in the north, he has become a prisoner in the east after all. Will Cavalier Thomas still respect and worship him as before
Thinking of Marquis Garcia, Colin suddenly realized that the date for the exchange of prisoners that he had previously agreed with the East Territory was approaching.
The reason why the time for the prisoner exchange was postponed at that time was also because the rebellion in the northern border made him unable to escape.
He thought that three months would be enough to stabilize the situation in the northern border, but now it seems that he still underestimated the complexity of the situation.
According to this situation, I am afraid that the time for the prisoner exchange will be delayed again.
It is estimated that the Duke of the Eastern Territory would like to let the Marquis of Garcia return to the Northern Territory later. After all, if there is more chaos here, they will gloat one more day.
While thinking wildly, Colin suddenly smelled a somewhat familiar fragrance.
It is like the rose after the summer rain, mixed with the grass and trees in the forest in the morning, and then gently crushed, the smell is refreshing.
Turning a corner, Colin saw the owner of the fragrance—
Archbishop Ajani.
"Good evening, Your Excellency the Archbishop!" Colin leaned slightly and saluted a gentleman.
"Good evening, Viscount Angelet!" Adjani was still wearing the white priest's robe, and stared at Colin with her big talking eyes.
Colin's mouth was dry from the other party's scrutinizing and seductive eyes, so he had to deliberately find a topic: "Did you not go back to church tonight?"
"I was delayed by the heavy rain, and I'm about to go back now." Adjani said coldly, and raised a book in her hand, and added, "Just now, I explained to Master Joyce a passage of "Glory" Holy Book."
For some reason, Colin suddenly became jealous of that little kid.
Ajani didn't seem to be in a hurry to leave, but stood there and asked, "How about you, Viscount? Why are you still awake so late?"
Ke Lin said casually, "The thunder just now was too loud, I couldn't sleep."
Adjani smiled brightly, and said softly: "You are upset."
After finishing speaking, he made a gesture of prayer on his chest with his right hand, then took a few steps forward, and stretched out his index finger to lightly tap Colin's forehead.
At this moment, the distance between the two was very close, and Colin could already feel Adjani's warm and moist breath gently hitting his face.
Her bright red lips seemed to be full of endless temptation, and Colin almost couldn't help biting on them.
However, when Adjani's index finger touched Colin's forehead, a sense of tranquility and peace instantly calmed all the restlessness in his heart and body.
In a trance, Ajani in front of him seemed to exude a holy radiance, which gave Colin the urge to worship.
The index finger left Colin's forehead, but Adjani did not move away.
The upper bodies of the two almost touched each other, they breathed and heard each other, and their eyes moved.
But at this moment, Ke Lin didn't have any evil thoughts in his heart, as if it was a blasphemy against the woman in front of him.
"Is it better?" Adjani asked softly, the concern in her eyes was intoxicating.
"It's much better." Colin thanked with a smile.
Adjani stretched out her hand to straighten her hair, and suddenly praised: "Viscount Angelet, you are the most potential knight I have ever seen!"
"Really?" Colin raised his eyebrows, and he didn't know whether the archbishop praised him from the bottom of his heart, out of politeness, or because of some unspeakable conspiracy.
Adjani nodded solemnly: "I can feel the preference and closeness of the Holy Light to you. Presumably your belief in the Lord of Radiance must be extremely firm and pious!"
What the hell
A certain unbelievers was speechless for a while.
Thinking that he had even used the name of the Lord of Radiance to fool the blood descendants, Colin couldn't help doubting the effectiveness of the church's methods of identifying heresies.
Of course, on the surface, Colin must have a pious expression in the second grade: "Yes, since I was baptized and became a knight, I swore to serve the Lord of Radiance for life and wipe out all evil for him!"
Adjani seemed very satisfied with Colin's statement, she leaned forward slightly, bringing the distance between the two closer, and her tone was charming:
"Then, would you like to get closer to the glory of the Lord?"
Colin's heartbeat accelerated again, and he asked dryly, "How do you get closer?"
"Knights Templar, I can recommend you to join."
"Templar..." Colin froze for a moment, his blood rushed back to his brain again, and his rationality regained the high ground, and he immediately said decisively, "I appreciate your kindness, but I am not yet ready to leave everything behind and serve the Lord preparation."
The so-called Knights Templar is the most powerful armed force in the hands of the church. It is composed entirely of knights, and its combat effectiveness is extremely powerful.
However, if you want to join the Knights Templar, you must give up all the wealth, titles, and territories in the world, and fight for the Lord of Radiance wholeheartedly.
Colin obviously wouldn't be stupid enough to do such a thing.
Although Adjani is beautiful, it is not enough to make him lose his mind.
"That's such a pity." Ajani's eyebrows were slightly frowned, and the worry on her face made people feel distressed, "However, the Lord has arrangements for every believer. I always feel that your destination should be Knights Templar."
Your home is the Knights Templar!
Home for your family...
Colin cursed secretly, this Adjani's last words sounded like a threat no matter how they sounded.
"Then let's wait patiently for the Lord's arrangement." Colin smiled, and took a step back, widening the distance between the two.
Adjani blinked her eyes, stared at Ke Lin for a while, and suddenly pointed out:
"Don't try to rebel against the established destiny, that will only keep you from the glory of the Lord."
After saying this, the beautiful and seductive archbishop left quietly.
Only a faint fragrance remained in the air, stirring Colin's heartstrings.
(end of this chapter)