Duchess Tintalion. News that the Empress of the empire had returned alive was spreading throughout the continent.
The lights that covered the entire capital that night were visible even to cities outside the capital. It was a light that no one could dare say was wrong.
Citizens began to believe that God was involved in the Empress’s return. They were convinced that the person who had returned was the Empress whom the Emperor had been searching for so long. In their opinion, it was an impossible situation.
Even those who briefly suspected that the guard knight or maid who returned earlier might be a fake or a demon remained silent about this.
The church was troubled. They were very dissatisfied with Aslei because Kion, a paladin, and Rudd, a priest, were wanted criminals.
Kion and Rudd had high reputations. They protested about them being wanted, but it had no effect at all.
So, they had been determined to weigh in for the previous two returners.
Since the two had returned, it was obvious that the Duchess would be next.
When the Duchess returned, she would come to the temple and do a paternity test with her family. At that time, the church planned to negotiate with the Emperor over the matter.
“… … Did you feel the power of God in that light?”
The high priest summoned the priests under his command and quietly confirmed. Although the light appeared late, the entire capital suddenly became brighter, so even those who went to bed and were sound asleep got up to look out the window.
So, almost everyone in the capital had seen the light.
The priests looked at each other’s faces. It was clear that it was a divine light, but they felt that it was a different from the power revealed by God.
“God did not reveal Her will directly.”
“Hmm… … I saw it that way too.”
However, different rumors were circulating among the people. They were convinced the Goddess was blessing their Empress and the new Emperor.
The High Temple wanted to deny that belief. However, saying ‘not what everyone believes’ was risky.
“What about the Duke of Atreille? Does he acknowledge his daughter?”
“The Duchy… … It looks like they haven’t contacted the imperial family yet.”
The high priest frowned at the priest’s report. If a daughter, whom he thought was dead, came back alive, a person would normally run to her with his bare feet, but Atreille, this great noble, seemed to be acting unusually.
‘That’s something else to consider. Tsk tsk tsk… … .’
This seemed to be why the Duchess had cut off ties to her parent’s house since she married Duke Tintalion.
The High Priestess judged there would be no room for negotiation with the Duke of Atreille.
If Frisia came back alive, the one who would benefit the most from her would be the Duke of Atreille, but judging by his current reaction, it seemed like he would come out lukewarm and not give the church what they wanted.
“Is there nothing from the crown to our church?”
“So far, nothing at all … .”
“Some high-ranking noble families have been contacting us.”
The high priest clicked his tongue because he had already heard the names of those families. They were people who wanted to push their daughter to become Empress or Queen to Emperor Aslei.
He thought those people would have disappeared once the bloody wind* [*t1v: Korean euphemism for purge] had blown over, but they still seemed unwilling to give up their ambitions.
“Don’t even let the messengers of those people be allowed to set foot in the temple.”
It was an order that dared to fight with the Emperor over whether the Empress was real, but dealing with those nobles was a different matter.
The Emperor, Aslei, had not yet let go of his surveillance on the nobles.
If it were known that the church was in close contact with them at a time like this… … he didn’t know what the Emperor, who had nothing to fear in the world, would do.
Moreover, the Empress who returned was already receiving mass support from the people. They might get what they wanted by threatening the Emperor a little, but they couldn’t really go against them.
“It’s a difficult problem. However, the honor of the church is also important… … This opportunity should not be missed. This could be a God-given opportunity.”
The priests bowed their heads solemnly as the high priest’s voice rang heavily. They were thinking the same thing.
Unless God had blessed the Empress and sent her back, taking a slight advantage of her return would not be a sin. Maybe.
Duchess Tintalion. News that the Empress of the empire had returned alive was spreading throughout the continent.
The lights that covered the entire capital that night were visible even to cities outside the capital. It was a light that no one could dare say was wrong.
Citizens began to believe that God was involved in the Empress’s return. They were convinced that the person who had returned was the Empress whom the Emperor had been searching for so long. In their opinion, it was an impossible situation.
Even those who briefly suspected that the guard knight or maid who returned earlier might be a fake or a demon remained silent about this.
The church was troubled. They were very dissatisfied with Aslei because Kion, a paladin, and Rudd, a priest, were wanted criminals.
Kion and Rudd had high reputations. They protested about them being wanted, but it had no effect at all.
So, they had been determined to weigh in for the previous two returners.
Since the two had returned, it was obvious that the Duchess would be next.
When the Duchess returned, she would come to the temple and do a paternity test with her family. At that time, the church planned to negotiate with the Emperor over the matter.
“… … Did you feel the power of God in that light?”
The high priest summoned the priests under his command and quietly confirmed. Although the light appeared late, the entire capital suddenly became brighter, so even those who went to bed and were sound asleep got up to look out the window.
So, almost everyone in the capital had seen the light.
The priests looked at each other’s faces. It was clear that it was a divine light, but they felt that it was a different from the power revealed by God.
“God did not reveal Her will directly.”
“Hmm… … I saw it that way too.”
However, different rumors were circulating among the people. They were convinced the Goddess was blessing their Empress and the new Emperor.
The High Temple wanted to deny that belief. However, saying ‘not what everyone believes’ was risky.
“What about the Duke of Atreille? Does he acknowledge his daughter?”
“The Duchy… … It looks like they haven’t contacted the imperial family yet.”
The high priest frowned at the priest’s report. If a daughter, whom he thought was dead, came back alive, a person would normally run to her with his bare feet, but Atreille, this great noble, seemed to be acting unusually.
‘That’s something else to consider. Tsk tsk tsk… … .’
This seemed to be why the Duchess had cut off ties to her parent’s house since she married Duke Tintalion.
The High Priestess judged there would be no room for negotiation with the Duke of Atreille.
If Frisia came back alive, the one who would benefit the most from her would be the Duke of Atreille, but judging by his current reaction, it seemed like he would come out lukewarm and not give the church what they wanted.
“Is there nothing from the crown to our church?”
“So far, nothing at all … .”
“Some high-ranking noble families have been contacting us.”
The high priest clicked his tongue because he had already heard the names of those families. They were people who wanted to push their daughter to become Empress or Queen to Emperor Aslei.
He thought those people would have disappeared once the bloody wind* [*t1v: Korean euphemism for purge] had blown over, but they still seemed unwilling to give up their ambitions.
“Don’t even let the messengers of those people be allowed to set foot in the temple.”
It was an order that dared to fight with the Emperor over whether the Empress was real, but dealing with those nobles was a different matter.
The Emperor, Aslei, had not yet let go of his surveillance on the nobles.
If it were known that the church was in close contact with them at a time like this… … he didn’t know what the Emperor, who had nothing to fear in the world, would do.
Moreover, the Empress who returned was already receiving mass support from the people. They might get what they wanted by threatening the Emperor a little, but they couldn’t really go against them.
“It’s a difficult problem. However, the honor of the church is also important… … This opportunity should not be missed. This could be a God-given opportunity.”
The priests bowed their heads solemnly as the high priest’s voice rang heavily. They were thinking the same thing.
Unless God had blessed the Empress and sent her back, taking a slight advantage of her return would not be a sin. Maybe.
