"The fat man was just strangling my neck and I felt like I couldn't breathe at all... His arm is so thick that I can't pull it away no matter how hard I reach out—"

"I thought I was going to die, because no one could help me, Booker rushed up and sent him to death, whoever moved a little bigger, I'm afraid my head would hit the ground in the next second..."

"The arrow came so fast... I just saw a dark shadow..."

In the early morning, the atrium of the monastery resounded with such conversations, at first quietly, but then as the crowd of onlookers grew, the tone became as pompous as that of a bard telling a story.

Ryan gushed about his experience in the assassination. Speaking of which, although he had repeated these things no less than five times in two days, every time he repeated them, he was still dancing with passion.

However, unlike the previous "showmanship", Ryan has already brought obvious "awe" in his words at this time - especially his attitude towards "archers", as if he has changed from "brainless black" to "brainless fan", and his attitude has changed 180 degrees.

And as for the previous argument with Booker about what wolf cavalry was shot dead......

"If the arrow can be shot to this extent, with the right angle and timing to attack, not to mention ten wolf cavalry, thirty is no problem!"

When Ryan said this, he didn't forget to touch the side of his face, as if he was emotionally moved by the arrow that almost pierced his head, and of course more excited about this amazing art industry-

"You don't know how fast that rate of fire is, and when the assassin chasing Sally is targeted, it's completely difficult!"

"The intervals are the same, so I'm sure there's only one person shooting the arrow... Sally, she-uh, Sally, where are you going?"

When Ryan described the speed of the arrow, Sally was walking by with two dark circles under her eyes, and her haggard appearance frightened these monks, but after being stopped by Ryan, she did not stop talking, waved her hand and said, "I'll go to Bishop Benjamin, let's talk first..."

Ryan wanted to say something, but seeing Sally's absent-mindedness, he finally gave up and turned his head to continue talking about how accurate the arrow was.

The monastery has a tranquil atmosphere, with roses planted on both sides of the stone path, and it is September, and the roses that have been in bloom since May have almost withered away, and there is no longer the intoxicating smell of the flowers that come with them when they are in full bloom.

In the past, Sally loved to walk through the corridors - but now her steps were a little quick, and the bony dice she was holding in her hand were soaked with sweat, and after clearing her mind, she put the dice in the pocket of her gown, took a deep breath, pushed open the back door of the church, and stepped in.

In addition to the largest public lecture hall in the center, the church also has a library of a large area that is only open to the interior of the abbey, and the remaining room is the "office" of Bishop Benjamin's daily official business, and if there is no emergency, Bishop Benjamin will handle the daily management of the abbey here.

Sally walked briskly down the hallway, and as she approached the door of the bishop's office, she heard a conversation coming from the half-open door—

"The Governor attaches great importance to this square speech, so he asks that all preparations must be made in advance, and it is difficult to find rose petals at this time, so you can go to Kiger Town to bring a batch of ......"

"Yes, Your Excellency. ”

"Regarding the guards, be sure to pay attention..."

Priest Ethan, who was in the room, was discussing with the bishop about the arrangements for Bishop Rubens to come to Hollier, and Sally listened, but her heart calmed down a little, and after the two had finished talking, she raised her hand and knocked softly on the door.

Priest Ethan looked back and saw Sally, who seemed to understand the purpose of her visit, and after bowing to the bishop, he turned away, smiling at Sally as he left - and Sally looked slightly nervous as she entered the room.

However, others will not know that her "nervousness" is actually faked, although the mood was a little chaotic before, but when she stepped into this room, Sally was actually very calm inside, but in order for her plan to succeed, she had to enter the "state" and cope with everything that followed.

Because Sally understands that her next conversation with Bishop Benjamin can even directly determine Roddy's fate.

"Oh, Sally, you're here. ”

Bishop Benjamin sat at the large wooden table, and there was no surprise in his words.

In front of him was a plamentary plaster, and old books—scrolls of studies on the categories of divine blessings, punishment, and restoration. The house is small, the furnishings are even more simple, the wooden furniture is simple and practical, there is no thick pile carpet commonly used by the nobility on the floor, but only smoothed stone slabs, and on the wall there are the words engraved by the first bishop of the monastery when the monastery was founded: "spiritual home".

"Your Excellency, I... There are some things I would like to ask you. ”

Sally's voice was timid, a far cry from the calm command she had faced with the assassination in the first place.

"Sit down first," Benjamin said, getting up from his armchair and motioning for Sally to sit aside, then stepped out from behind his desk and sat down across from her, "Now, tell me your question?"

Ordinary people may not understand what such details mean, but Sally understands that the Bishop doesn't want to sit behind the desk and put unnecessary pressure on herself - she secretly admires the old man's meticulous style of doing things, clears her throat, and says, "Lord Bishop, the identity of those assassins... I think I probably have some ideas. ”

This is the first temptation.

As she spoke, Sally, who was hesitant, secretly glanced at Benjamin, only to find that the other party was just squinting slightly, with a smile on the corner of her mouth, and did not show much interest, but just continued: "And then?"

The temptation failed.

Sally bit her lip and lowered her head, "Of course, that's just speculation, the main thing I want to say is... The shooter who killed the assassins..."

This is the second temptation.

But Bishop Benjamin still didn't have too much expression, nodded his head, and said, "Oh, you said that guy, I have some opinions about him. ”

"Uh-look... Views?"

I didn't expect Benjamin to say this, Sally's plan was directly disrupted, she looked up at the bishop, but then realized that she seemed to be overreacting, and whispered, "Are you going to arrest him...?"

"Heh, a ranger with good skills, detached archery skills, and good skills. Benjamin smiled and said, "If you catch it, it will take some work." ”

These words made Sally's heart clench, she was most worried about such an outcome, and just as she wanted to open her mouth to say something, she found Benjamin waving his hand and continued: "Sally, when you suddenly appeared in the monastery and told me that you were in danger, I probably understood who would be so heavy on you. You didn't tell me explicitly, but it's not hard to guess, is it?"

"As for that guy, if he kills me in front of me, the meaning is obvious—the shooter doesn't want me to take my anger out on your family, I can think of that. ”

"Although his approach is very shameless to me, it is clear that he is willing to do it for your sake, so I can only say that it is understandable. ”

"Heh... Blatantly extinguishing the mouth, this kind of thing is really not necessarily possible for ordinary people. The old man closed his eyes slightly, and said with some emotion: "I can see that he cares about you very much." ”

Benjamin's attitude was obviously ready to talk to Sally "openly and honestly", and he didn't mean to use the bishop to oppress people, but the content of the words made Sally's head "buzz" and she was a little stunned.

He cares about you.

When such words were said directly, the shock to Sally was unimaginable—although she had thought about such a possibility before, she always felt that it was her own subjective judgment. After all, her faint expectation of Roddy has always been hidden deep in her heart and she does not dare to look at it directly, but when Bishop Benjamin directly pointed out all this, she could no longer hide this emotion, and her heart was instantly filled with some inexplicable joy, and the sweet feeling made her feel that her whole body was trembling slightly...

"This bastard... You seem to really care about me. ”

But thinking of her current situation, Sally immediately suppressed such emotions, in the eyes of others, she just lowered her head and her eyes flickered, but then when she raised her head, the slight change in her expression still changed slightly.

Bishop Benjamin's expression was calm, and he didn't seem to notice all this, but he just turned his gaze slightly, looked at the quiet scenery outside the window behind the desk, and continued: "I know you probably know that guy, so you haven't directly ordered to investigate in the past two days, but Sally should also know that although he did me a favor, the monastery can't just let him go so easily." ”

When Sally heard this, she immediately realized that she had unknowingly lost the initiative and was being dominated by Benjamin.

But at this time, she had no choice, so she had to hesitate and say: "He... I do know him, and—"

"The monastery will send someone to investigate, this is something that must be done. ”

Bishop Benjamin interrupted her, and then said in a somewhat helpless tone, "You should have heard about the Exgere's coming, too. There's no going to be any mess now, that's what happened in your family, and that's what your friend is like... However, if you could tell me some of his information, the temple would not trouble him again, and if it could, would consider him as... Friend. ”

"It's... Is it true?"

Raising her head, she didn't realize that she had inadvertently stepped into a trap - caring is chaotic, the scene of Roddy being burned to death at the stake appeared in her mind again and again, she was really afraid that things would end up as she imagined that they would be out of control, and with Bishop Benjamin's character assurance of "never breaking his word", she was far less deep than the bishop, and she was still defeated in this confrontation after all...

But this failure only lost the initiative, and when Sally left the room, she felt that she had achieved her original purpose - the heavy feeling in her heart finally dissipated, and her steps became much lighter.

"Roddy will blame me for doing this," she muttered to herself, but immediately thought of a solution—"Let him come to the convent and explain to him face to face, after all, the Bishop promised not to tell anyone else." ”

The thought of finally meeting each other in the convent justifiably made Sally's heart beat faster for no reason, and the sweet emotion in her heart seemed to be even stronger. But then came endless anger at his brother - "Hmph, dear brother, wait. ”

When something like this happens, Sally herself doesn't realize what it means, after solving Roddy's crisis......

And when she left the hallway with her little fists clenched, she didn't notice that not far behind her, the somewhat serious-faced Bishop Benjamin was shaking his head and sighing softly.

"I don't want to stop it, but... The temple is not allowed to marry, Sally, and it won't hurt you to make this clear sooner. ”