"Glory belongs to the king, glory belongs to the Radiant Cross, the illustrious belongs to the king, the exalted belongs to the Radiant Cross, reverence belongs to the king, worship belongs to the Radiant Cross - for attachment belongs to the earth, and enlightenment belongs to the kingdom of the stars. ”

In the quiet hallway, Weber Alexander, pacing, stood outside the door, whispering in a low voice. The white royal priest's uniform was spotless, and the sunlight shining through the window added a touch of gold.

Originally, at this time, the little priest was supposed to recite the "Radiant Proverbs" for Horace in his bedroom, but as His Majesty's health deteriorated, he could no longer bear the slightest interruption, so he had to recite it for him outside the door, and at the same time pray to the Radiant Cross for His Majesty.

The clear sound is like a breeze blowing, not stained with dust. Even the little priest standing there seemed to have blended in with his surroundings, and the golden morning light blew off the parchment page and turned to the next.

Seeing the second page, a smile suddenly appeared on the face of the little priest who had not been in the past—"When I tell you your name, it is my right to know your name." When I first met him, it seemed like this was what he said.

No, no, no, it must have been the time when he witnessed his resurrection - the little priest suddenly felt a little strange, he must have seen Edward Witwood a long time ago, but why did that day, at the moment of seeing his resurrection, seem to have seen him for the first time?

Probably because it was the first time he had told himself his name?

"What are you laughing at?"

Words like silver bells passed through his ears, causing the little priest to raise his head involuntarily. Suddenly, a petite figure appeared in the empty corridor, crossing his waist. I looked at myself angrily. Webber, who was a little startled, quickly closed the book in his hand and bent down: "It's rude." Her Royal Highness Princess Adele. ”

"Your name is Webb Alexander, right?" the little princess snorted softly, still with an unhappy expression on her cheeks, "You haven't answered my question yet." ”

"It was only while reciting the Glorious Proverbs for His Majesty that I suddenly remembered a friend—the first time we met. Even in the face of Her Royal Highness the princess, Weber was still unhurried, with a slight smile on his face: "If there is anything wrong, please forgive me." ”

"Friend, oh...... I remembered that you were the priest from Fort The Hague with Edward Witwood!" The little princess suddenly realized, "Father and I talked about the man who brought Edward back from the dead. ”

"It should be. The one who witnessed him come back from the dead. Weber still said calmly: "It was the Radiant Cross that resurrected him, and it was the Radiant Cross that let me witness all this." ”

"Really?" I don't know why, seeing the pious expression of the little priest, Princess Adele felt a burst of incomparable irritability, and her depressed mood was like a stream frozen by the cold wind, and all the joy and joy of the past were condensed into indifference.

"Do you think you can witness it again? You don't need to come back from the dead, just let him open his eyes again. It's nice to have a new laugh. The petite body trembled slightly, and the eyes glanced unnaturally at the closed door on the side: "Even if it's just once." ”

"I'm doing the best I can. The little priest nodded silently. He could actually understand Adele's current mood - the feeling of pain, struggle, despair and powerlessness that Webber had experienced many, many times.

"Haven't you ever been disappointed in the Radiant Cross—the entire Radiant Cross priesthood is praying for the Father, and even the entire kingdom is doing the same, and the Radiant Cross remains indifferent. The little princess couldn't help but ask, "Isn't such a god too cruel?"

Looking at the red-eyed girl, the little priest sighed softly, put the "Glorious Proverbs" in his hand under the window on the side, and his eyes were full of pity with a little unbearability, but he still slowly turned around: "The Radiant Cross is the only true God, but not the savior - the reason why God seems cruel or merciful is only an illusion that we can perceive in the blinds. ”

"The Radiant Cross is neither merciful nor cruel, but just—not fair, but just. There is no difference between more glory or suffering because a person is a king, nor more care or deliberate torture because a person is humble. ”

"But I remain confident that the Radiant Cross will never ignore our prayers, perhaps waiting, perhaps because the time has not yet come—a challenge that His Majesty Horace is now experiencing that he may not have experienced in his life. Let him let go of attachment, let go of glory, let go of awe, and then let go of everything, and truly enlighten. At that moment, I believe he will definitely be much happier than at any time in his life. ”

"But I prefer him to be alive. Adele's voice was full of crying, and her crystal clear eyes were shining: "Is there really no way?"

"Your Highness, I ...... I know it's inappropriate to compare, and there's really no comparison. The little priest was also unbearable, looking at the fragile appearance of the delicate girl in front of him—at this moment, Weber saw not a noble royal family, but a helpless, desperate girl: "But in fact...... Like you, I doubted it. ”

"Huh?" said Adele, who was almost crying.

"I have doubted, doubted if the Radiant Cross really exists—and in my most desperate and fearful moments, the Radiant Cross has not responded to me. I watched one brave soldier after another, a noble nobleman died in a sneak attack and an ambush, and a knight of the sacred tree who was supposed to be invincible was bitten to death by a group of ghouls in order to protect the people around him. ”

"I was so scared that I hid under a pile of corpses and didn't even dare to shout. Prayers were prayed over and over again, but no miracles happened. The little priest silently glanced at the "Radiant Proverbs" under the window behind him: "Faith has not given me the strength to defeat my enemies, nor has it given miracles. ”

And after that hellish night, when I was truly utterly desperate - as I said earlier, I witnessed a miracle, the resurrection of a squire who was supposed to be dead. I witnessed his painful breath under the torment of fever and his resurrection. The little priest smiled slightly: "Then I understood what the Radiant Cross wanted me to see." ”

It was a miracle, but it wasn't a gift - Edward Wetwood came back from the dead because he had a mission to complete, and he needed to understand who he really was and what it all meant. Webber whispered, "When he's done with all this, he'll be truly enlightened." ”

"For me, Edward Witwood restored my faith - despite ...... His knowledge of the teachings of the Radiant Cross was relatively unfamiliar, but on a spiritual level, it was far beyond mine. Maybe that's what the Radiant Cross meant for me to see this miracle?"

The little princess suddenly stopped crying, and looked at Weber Alexander in front of her with some curiosity, a strange emotion rose from Adele's heart, and she suddenly felt as if she had discovered something very special: "You just said that Edward is your best friend, right?"

"Of course, I should say that it is a close friend - although the two of us have not seen each other in a long time, I am sure he thinks the same way. The little priest lowered his head slightly and smiled softly: "Maybe this is the meaning of friends, even though they are not in the same place, they can still understand each other and trust each other. ”

"No, you don't just think of Edward as a friend. The little princess Adele's expression was a little complicated: "You adore him, don't you?" )