Chapter 168 - A Friend at the Temple and One's Reach
Prev | TOC | Next They traveled by carriage to the temple northeast of the royal capital, near the royal castle. The temple was a large building whose shape somewhat resembled the churches of her previous life. Its white, crystal-like exterior walls sparkled beautifully during the day, but on this rainy night, they merely reflected the dark sky. Dahlia had assumed Irma would be in the infirmary next to the temple, but Marcella asked the coachman to stop beside the main temple building instead. There was an entrance there, smaller than the one at the front. She hadn't passed through here since Carlo's funeral. Dahlia tensed slightly. Beside her, Volf was also frowning, his expression unmistakable. After walking a short distance past the gray walls and along the dark-gray corridor, they greeted a priest sitting in a chair. The priest seemed to know Marcella already. Casting him a sympathetic glance, he bowed to the three of them and allowed them to pass. Farther down the corrid...