In this way, Thompson led a group of men to the Holy Maiden Palace, but he didn't expect that they had almost turned over the entire Holy Maiden Palace, and they still didn't even see Allen's shadow. This made Thompson wonder if he had received false news, and that the bloodstain might not have been left by Allen at all.

"My lord, we still have a place that has not been searched. ”

As Thompson pondered, one of his men approached him and whispered something close to his ear.

"What do you mean?"

"My lord, the holy woman's dormitory has not been searched. ”

The subordinate pointed to the maid in front of him, and behind them was the gate of the dormitory where the saint lived.

"This..."

Listening to the reminder of his subordinates, Thompson hesitated, after all, the identity of the saint was there, and it was night, if he did not get permission to trespass, it would be a blasphemous crime, and he couldn't afford it at all.

"Trouble the nun to report to the Lord, saying that we have searched the other places and found no trace of the Assassins. Now it is very likely that the Assassins are hiding in the Lord's dormitory, and in order to ensure the Lord's safety, please move to another place, and we will conduct a thorough search of the dormitory. ”

It is definitely not possible to break through, and he is unwilling to give up, and after some thought, Thompson still decided to give it a try, and he stepped forward, so he pleaded with several maids as a difficult look.

"Chief of the Guard, it's the middle of the night now, and you actually want to blast the Lord out of the palace, what a great boldness. ”

The leading maid reprimanded.

"Forgive me, a few nuns, I am also a temporary protector of the Lord, since the Lord is unwilling, we will wait here. ”

Since the people around the saint did not agree, Thompson really did not dare to break in, he ordered his guards to surround the entire dormitory, and wait for the saint to get up tomorrow before going in to search.

"I'd better leave as soon as it gets dark, or when the day comes, they will come in and search for me and then run away, and the chances will be even slimmer. ”

Allen, who was in the dormitory, heard that Thompson wanted to block the dormitory until dawn, and he couldn't help but secretly complain in his heart, if he rushed out now, under the cover of night, maybe the chance of success would be greater, otherwise there would be nowhere to hide until dawn.

"Don't worry, the night is long, wait a minute, I'll see if I can get him away. ”

Jean was also anxious, but she finally saw Eren again, and she was reluctant to let Eren leave so soon, so she called the servant in and said a few more words.

"You are surrounded by a group of heavily armed men, so that the Lord can rest well, and if you don't retreat quickly, what will happen until tomorrow morning. ”

The maid received Jean's order and immediately began to chase people away.

"As the captain of the guard of the Papal Palace, it is my duty to protect the safety of the Lord, and today there are assassins in the palace, in order to prevent the Lord from encountering the Assassins, I must protect the dormitory, and anyone who dares to stop me will be regarded as an accomplice of the Assassins. Of course, if you ask me to search the dormitory right now, that's not a different story. ”

Seeing that the maids strongly opposed his decision to seal off the dormitory, Thompson couldn't help but be suspicious, and he wanted to go in more and more to find out, but the nuns were resolute, so the two sides were at a stalemate, and neither of them would back down.

"Get out of the way, what's going on?"

Just when the two sides were at a stalemate, suddenly a young man's voice came from behind. Then a young man of eighteen or nineteen years old came over with a group of people.

"I've seen the Guardsman. ”

When the young man saw Thompson, who was in the lead, he hurriedly stepped forward to salute him, and his attitude was very enthusiastic.

"It's Reben, why are you here?"

The young man who came over, Thompson, knew each other, and he was an old acquaintance. Many years ago, he had been sent on a mission to St. Vinnie's Cathedral in Minamino, and at the end of the mission, he returned to Viston by boat with Cardinal Garcia. At that time, Bishop Garcia received an order from the Pope to return to Winston from the Diocese of Minamino State to serve as a cardinal of the Holy See, presiding over the daily business of the Papal States, equivalent to the role of prime minister of other human countries. Garcia didn't return to Winston alone, he also brought a lot of retinue and subordinates, and the young man named Reben was one of them.

Strictly speaking, Reben was not Garcia's subordinate, he was a minor friar in St. Vinny's Cathedral, assisting Deacon Oliver with some procurement, and later Oliver was killed during Alan's rescue of the elven prince Cronis. Having lost Oliver as a backer, Reben became Garcia's retinue on the recommendation of Assistant Bishop Owen and followed him to Winston, where he met Thompson.

Arriving at Winston, Garcia succeeded in becoming a cardinal, and although Reben was young at the time, his quick-witted ability attracted Garcia's attention, and he was promoted by Garcia, and soon became a priest in the Papal Palace.