"Lei...... Nithia?" Jude shouted tentatively toward the altar.

Hearing his call, the girl cast her gaze, and when she saw the young man, she was visibly stunned, and then showed a look of joy.

Jude almost heard Leia call his name, but the girl quickly regained her joy and quickly returned to her original calm appearance.

This calmness was strange to the boy, it was different from Leia's usual pretense of not caring, but it seemed to be a solemnity from the heart. Against the backdrop of the altar behind the girl, this solemnity became more and more sacred.

Jude had only seen this look on the girl's face on the day of parting, when Leia held the Holy Book and somehow cast a divine punishment spell to stun him, causing him to miss Stan's last lesson and start the series of experiences.

The boy stared at Leia in disbelief, while the girl greeted him with a light smile.

"Holy Maiden, do you know?" said Archbishop Alphonsos Theo by the altar.

"Hmm. Renicia smiled politely and replied in a calm, natural tone, "Friend." ”

Friend. This ordinary word was strange to Jude at the moment, the girl in front of him was close at hand, but they seemed to be separated by a world of distance.

After thinking about it, he and Leia are indeed just friends, what else can they be? Childhood sweethearts are also just friends, and there is nothing wrong with that.

The boy stared into the girl's pale blue eyes, in which he could see the true firmness and piety, but Leia unconsciously avoided eye contact.

Hell, it must have been the bastards of the church who influenced her, and Jude cursed to himself, they must have fooled the girl with doctrine or some kind of rhetoric to make Leia what she was.

These damn goddamn sticks are intolerable.

Maybe it's not the time yet, but he'll definitely try to get Leia out.

The boy stared at Alfonsos' sanctimonious face, trying to contain his anger while secretly making up his mind.

"It is a pleasure to meet you, Archbishop, and Her Highness the Holy Maiden. Nossa saluted Alfonsos and Leia, "In Lower Nosa, this is my partner, Jude. We are bounty hunters who have been commissioned by Lord Worensis to come to Snowfall to try to solve the threat of the necromancer Modres. I heard that the church is also committed to this?"

"That's true. Alphonsos Theo affirmed, "The necromancer Mordres has done many evils and scourges the people of the North, and is rebuked by the teachings of the Light. It is up to us to fulfill the will of the Light to eradicate this scourge for the world. ”

"It seems that we have a common goal. The bounty hunter smiled and stepped forward and shook the archbishop's hand, "Let's work together." ”

Alphonsos smiled and shook Nosa's hand: "Let's fight together against the invasion of darkness. ”

Later in the day, the bounty hunter chatted with the archbishop about Modres.

The Light Cult seems to be interested in the necromancer: he had never heard anything before, but suddenly appeared in the middle of last month in the snowfall, threatening to destroy the city unless the lord agreed to one of his requests.

Neither the background nor the motives are known, and the information is so limited that it is not even possible to make a reasonable analysis or speculation.

From the archbishop's point of view, the best strategy at the moment should be to wait for Modres' next appearance and set up a defense to besiege him.

When asked where Modres will appear next time, the archbishop replied:

"It's quite possible right here, the Cathedral of the Wind District. Alphonsos said, "Blasphemy against the dead has always been condemned by our Sect, let alone the scourge of life, and the necromancer will inevitably regard the Holy Light Sect as an enemy. Modles has not yet been seen after the snow has arrived, and may soon be in the church to demonstrate or even attack. ”

"Your analysis makes sense, Archbishop. After listening, Nosa nodded respectfully, "However, it is not my style to sit back and wait, my partner and I will continue to investigate Modres's whereabouts." We might as well act on both fronts at the same time, and if either side makes progress, we will inform each other and eventually meet the enemy together. So, what do you think?"

"Nice plan. Alfonsos also bowed his head in approval, "We will set up defenses in the church, and if Modles appears, the church will notify you as soon as possible." ”

"Let's fight together. After no objection to the plan, the bounty hunter shook hands with the archbishop again.

The archbishop then entertained the two of them for dinner in the chapel's holy dining room, which was more modest than the luncheon of Lord Worencis, but the boy had no intention of paying attention to this.

Jude had been observing Leia, and the girl's expression had been calm and reverent throughout, but in some of the details, he could vaguely see something unnatural.

Not only that, but the girl's silence also made him feel very abnormal, and in Jude's impression, although Leia was not very honest, she had never been so talkative.

They hadn't seen each other for a few weeks, but taking off the bow hair ornament and putting on a white headscarf was enough to change a person?

Jude couldn't believe it anyway.

There must be something hidden in this, and the boy was almost certain that this majestic appearance of the saint must have been disguised by Leia, and it was most likely the old god of the church, such as the sanctimonious archbishop.

If she does not strictly observe the precepts of certain sects, and damages the solemn image of the saint, Leia will probably be punished by these old gods.

That's right, it must be. Jude finally sorted out the cause and effect, and his determination to save Leia became stronger.

Upon returning to the Winter Wheat Tavern, the boy and the bounty hunter sat side by side at the bar as they had at the Raven Tavern in Lenens.

There is neither "wind" nor "twilight" here, and the two of them each ordered a glass of ordinary ale wine, and chatted while drinking.

"Jude. Nossa raised his glass as usual and took a sip, staring at the wine cabinet in front of him, "You look like you have something on your mind." ”

"You read that right," Jude said, placing his glass on the counter and propping his head on one hand, "the holy woman...... Your Highness, Leia...... Renicia, we grew up together, and our hometown is called ...... Lambertine. ”

"I see. I haven't seen my childhood friend for many years, and now she is a stranger to you?"

"No...... We haven't seen each other for over a month. I thought she wasn't spared from the earthquake, but today ......," the boy was a little incoherent, "no, no, what I want to say is...... She had changed, at least superficially, differently than she had been. But I believe that the church must have forced her to do this, the code of saints, the precepts of the denomination, or something. ”

"You can see that you have some opinions about the church. Nosa tapped his fingertips regularly on the countertop, "However, the Holy Light Sect is not what it seems...... Holiness is immaculate. ”

Nosa paused for a moment, then lowered his voice, "As a mage, did you notice anything strange just now?"