0030 Bishops
When Rollin returned to the Lord's Sanctuary with the two maidens who had just joined Harrenhal, he found that someone had been waiting for him in the hall for a long time.
The archbishop of the Church of the Seven Gods.
Although he didn't look down on the supreme leader of the church, Rollin still bowed according to the rules of the church. After all, Rollin is now in the church system and has to take care of the other party's face.
"Your Excellency, Lord Bishop."
The archbishop's skin was gray, his face was full of black age spots and wrinkles, and seeing that Luo Lin was quite knowledgeable, he couldn't help but nod slightly:
"Rollin, don't be polite. The main purpose of this visit is to hold an 'oil ceremony' for you. ”
Rollin felt strange in his heart, and couldn't help asking, "Does the church have a new appointment for me?" ”
Archbishop and Vocal Tract:
"After deliberation by the Hub, it has been decided to appoint you as bishop of Harrenhal."
Luo Lin raised his eyebrows and said happily:
"I will live up to the love of the archbishop and the Pivot to convey the teachings of the Father to the people."
At the level of the bishop of the Church of the Seven, in the 'religious realm' of Westeros, it is equivalent to a small prince.
There are many things that the bishop can get involved in, and although the prestige of the church has been diminished by Jaehaerys now, the residual power is still there, and Rollin has the right to rule in the jurisdiction of Harrenhal in terms of congregation and doctrine.
The bishop above is the archbishop, and the specification of the archbishop is generally the general jurisdiction of a realm. For example, the Fat Bishop, whose area is the most important royal domain in Westeros, is extraordinarily important.
The archbishop instructed the nuns to bring the holy oil, and the ceremony was held in the Episcopal Chapel, and everything was relatively simple.
This child has a promising future, is a real dragon himself, and at the same time practices witchcraft. This appointment was made by the head of the family himself, indicating that Lorraine was on Hightower's friendly list.
The archbishop smiled and patted Rollin on the shoulder in encouragement, and got up to leave.
In the morning, I was busy with a lot of things, and before I knew it, it was noon.
During the meal, Rollin, Aria, and Rhaenia briefly talked about the church's arrangements and the purchase of slaves.
"Braavos was previously founded after the defection of slaves from the Valyrian Fortress of Freedom, and the people there speak Valyrian and there is no problem with the language."
Rhaenia agreed with Rollin's move, but frowned slightly when she saw the two bewitching Reese dancers standing on the side, and glanced at Rollin.
Rollin smiled and didn't explain much.
"In the morning I went to visit some bachelors in the school. The Lord Ruhr of the Valerian family offered to work for us. ”
Rollin swallowed the beef in his mouth, still interested in this man. "What kind of area is he good at?"
"I don't know the specifics, but he said he was interested in the mysteries of Harrenhal and the Thousand Faces Island in the Lake of God's Eye, so he agreed."
Rollin touched his nose. "Is it because of the curse of Harrenhal!"
"What is the curse of Harrenhal?" Aria wondered.
Rhaenia stroked her daughter's long hair and said lightly:
"It's a rumor, because Harrenhal has been called the 'Cursed Castle' because every owner of Harrenhal has died well since it was built from 'Blackheart' Heron."
"It's not necessarily a rumor, it's been five lords who died after getting Harrenhal and became extinct." Rollin sliced a piece of beef again, "After all, the witch's sorcery and the magic of the children of the forest can do this kind of thing, so be careful." ”
Aria was timid by nature, and when Rollin said that the curse really existed, she was so frightened that she muttered and stopped eating.
Rhaenia glared at Rollin.
Luo Lin spread his hands helplessly, said no more, and concentrated on solving the steak on the plate.
In his heart, he was reminding himself: this should really be noticed, from the time of Harrenhal's construction to the time period of 'Game of Thrones', all the lords had problems, this should not be a simple coincidence.
I've also learned about the curse of witchcraft from the mysterious side books of the school city.,It's very evil.,But under the 'peeping eye',,It's easy to see if there's a curse.。
If he really can't solve it, contact the Hightower family to help, now that he and this family are still in the honeymoon period, he can feel that Count Hightower is taking care of him, intentionally or unintentionally.
When lunch was finished, the servants began to load the luggage that had been prepared into the carriage.
In fact, there are not many, most of the jewelry and clothes of Rhaenyra, the queen mother, are still in the Red Castle, but the bottles and bottles used for the study of witchcraft in Rollin account for most of them;
Coming to the gate of the old town, the newly established Holy Knights were already waiting in line, and the military qualities of these knights were very good.
Originally, the Church trained the members of the Knights of the Holy Sword as officers of the army, and the goal of these knightly training was to lead the Celestial Warriors, commonly known as the Gathering of the Poor.
When the bald slave owner saw Rollin, he came up and flattered:
"My lord, I have brought the slaves for you, they have been washed, and clothes and food have been prepared."
This man had sharp eyes, and at a glance he found the bishop's badge pinned to his chest by Rollin, begging for a living in the old town, and the upper echelons of the church were an existence that he could not provoke.
Luo Lin nodded lightly, turned sideways to the waiting girl next to him and said, "Trinat, help me settle a slave account with him." ”
There is no one available at the moment, and the position of butler has always been held by Rhaenyra's personal maid.
Ignoring the bald head of respectful thanks, Rollin walked past him.
Rhaenia was talking to an old man in gray with white hair and a shawl, and a ruddy face.
"Queen Mother, is this the Ruhr Lord?" Rollin smiled.
"Your Excellency, you are in good faith." The old man saluted Rollin.
After completing his studies, he was sent to a castle or other dwelling house, where he was loyal to his master as a mentor, healer, and advisor.
Unlike traditional scholars, Maester Ruhr was an academic scholar who had been studying academically since his studies, and had not been loyal to his lord. At present, some achievements have been made, and it is not far from being awarded the title of doctor.
Agreeing to Rhaenyra's invitation this time is also to further his field of expertise, as for what field he is studying, the Valyrian steel necklace around the old man's neck is the best illustration.
Rollin was also shocked when he found the long bachelor necklace around this person's neck, the legend of Heron's curse seemed to be true, otherwise it would not have alarmed such a senior scholar to explore.
Luo Lin returned to the etiquette of a church, and after talking with the old man for a while, he found that this person had real knowledge, in history, medicine, astronomy...... and so on.
And has a unique view on the field of occultism, Rollin has some doubts about witchcraft, and the old man has been solved one by one.
The peeping eye did not find energy fluctuations in the old man's body. I don't know if Master Ruhr is really an ordinary person, or if the wizard level is too high.
Maester Ruhr is followed by two apprentices, one wearing a bachelor's necklace with only one piece of black iron, and the other apprentice's two-piece, red copper and white steel.
Neither of them should be able to complete their studies, so they will have to study with Ruhl for the time being.
After a brief conversation, the team set off towards the river.
Rollin and the others sat in the carriage, with the Holy Knights guarding the side. The slave had just taken over and was afraid of escaping, so he walked in the middle of the group, with another group of holy knights at the back of the group.
Rifka looked speechlessly at the heavily guarded knights beside her, the rope lock in her hand was easy to unfasten, but she was not sure that she could escape from the guards of these elite knights safely. The most desperate thing is the two dragons hovering overhead.
She wanted to cry without tears in her heart, and it seemed that the hard days were still long.