When Shade woke up from his long sleep, he found an unfamiliar ceiling in front of him. The ceiling was not white, and there were bright and serious religious murals painted there.
He was in a daze at the image of the saint sitting by the river preaching to the believers, but before he could utter a sigh like "strange ceiling", a voice came from the side:
"you're awake?"
"Priest Augustus?"
Turning around, he saw the priest sitting on the iron frame chair in front of the bed holding a newspaper. He was wearing a white clerical robe. Not far behind him were walls, brass gas pipes and wrapped
Steam pipes cling to it, and gas pipes are connected to gas lamps on the walls that emit a warm glow.
The style of gas lamps is very religious. The naked man raises his arms and the light radiates from his arms.
Through the light, Shade saw that the newspaper in the priest's hand was the Tobesk Evening News.
Of the two pages of the open newspaper facing Shade, the one on the left reports on Princess Lesia's visit to Kasenlik, the upper page on the right reports on the frequent child abductions in the city, and the lower page reports
An earthquake occurred in the southern part of Tobesk city. Judging from reports, the damage caused by the earthquake was not great.
"Has there been an earthquake in Tobesk recently?"
Shade, who had just woken up, thought, and then saw that the current date was Monday, and this newspaper would only be published in the evening...
"Finally woke up? You've slept almost all day, and it's already eight o'clock on Monday night. How do you feel now?"
The old priest criticized jokingly.
"Monday night? Oops! Little Mia!"
Shade was stunned for a moment, and the next second he almost jumped out of bed. He didn't expect that he wouldn't be able to go home on Sunday night. Now the poor orange cat at home has been hungry all day and may die.
"Where am I now? The church? Priest, I want to go home! Little Mia..."
"Don't worry, you are in Dawn Church now, it is safe here. Look, your cat is here too."
The priest said, motioning Shade to look at the pillow.
Sure enough, the little orange cat was lying there, and seemed to want to lose his temper because he was woken up by the conversation between the detective and the priest. But when he saw Shade waking up, he was very happy to rub his soft face against him.
back of hand.
The body temperature of a cat is slightly higher than that of a human being, and Shade felt the warmth and softness of little Mia who had just woken up.
"Your cat is really obedient, at least when it's around you. Is it Detective Sparrow Hamilton's pet? I thought detectives would be more inclined to keep dogs with a keen sense of smell as pets."
The priest folded the newspaper and asked curiously as he put it on the bedside table.
"No, it's the client's pet. It turns out that I just slept for a day, and I still..."
He thought that using the "divine overflow" power would require him to be comatose for at least two or three days. If it was only for one day, then the price would be acceptable.
"Speaking of which, what's the price for using the last page of that script?"
[The divinity even heals you from the damage you suffered when facing the evil god, not to mention the price of using the relic? Judging from the situation at the time, the price seems to be the gradual loss of hair. 】
She still whispered in his ear, which made Shade feel relieved a lot.
While stroking the cat, he breathed a sigh of relief. In a daze, the memories before his coma came back to his mind again. Scenes from the Lakeview Manor seemed to flash before his eyes——
Rhodes cards, grape racks, revolvers, evil gods, the path to the sublimation of the twelve gods, what Miss Anat said about "" and...myself before the Silver Moon:
"Is everything over?"
He sat up and felt refreshed and full of energy.
"If you mean what happened last night, it's over, at least for us."
The old priest said, it seemed that he had already thought about these words, and was waiting for Shade to ask:
"We were almost discovered by the Orthodox Church, but with the help of your friends, everyone escaped smoothly, and no one knew what we did. I took you back to the church and said that you were my friend.
I'm here to take care of you. Louisa is under the care of Anat, but the doctor's situation is not good. He forcibly used the power of the word of sublimation. Although he woke up in the afternoon, he probably won't be able to get out of bed for several weeks.
May God bless him... Speaking of which, why did you sleep for so long? But just wake up, you seem to be in good spirits."
The priest said, picking up the teacup and handing it to Shade. He had been in a coma for a whole day. Although he looked better than anyone else, he should add some water.
Shade thanked the priest, holding the teacup in one hand, and continuing to stroke the orange cat that was particularly energetic after being woken up with the other hand. Looking at the attitude of priest August, you knew that the doctor's problem should be solved:
"Priest, how are you doing?"
"It's pretty good. I'm probably the least injured besides Anat."
The old man said with a smile. Shade was completely relieved and asked again:
"My friends helped us? Aren't my friends all of you? Is it Baron Lavender, but he still has such dignity?"
"It's 'that lady' you mentioned. She proved that we were always with her and not in a sensitive place. People from the Orthodox Church didn't even see us."
The priest said, stood up and checked the door again. After confirming that it was closed, he turned the steam lamp in the shape of a man with open arms brighter.
"It turns out it's her."
While Shade listened, he held the cat on his lap with one hand and scratched its chin with his fingers. The cat squinted its eyes and raised its neck.
"However, before we left, the lady left a letter for you to read when you wake up."
The priest took out the envelope from the pocket of his robe. Shade took it and pulled out the letter paper. What he saw was a short message written in cursive letters. This cursive letter writing method is common among nobles and is the common Delarian language.
variant of.
"Oh? She asked me to wake up and write to the Lucky Southern Cross Club to tell me that she wanted to see me and there was something she needed me to do?"
Shade looked at the letter and raised his eyebrows.
"Isn't this great? If it's just helping you for nothing, then it's worth being vigilant. It seems like this lady is not a bad person."
said the priest, and then added:
"I have been in this city for many years. According to my opinion, 'that lady' is probably related to the royal family. Being able to have such power and protect us in last night's situation shows that she is not an ordinary noble.
Although I couldn't see her face, there are probably no more than five women in the entire Tobesk, no, the entire Kingdom of Delarion, who can do this. I have never heard of it before that there are any in the contemporary royal family.
High-level ring warlock, it seems our information is still not enough."
"Do you know who she is?"
Shade folded the letter and put it on the bedside table to prevent it from being bitten by little Mia.
"Although I don't know, there are only a few possibilities. I won't guess. If she is willing to trust you, she will let you know sooner or later. Remember to send the letter early, although you have to be wary of strangers.
But don’t be too suspicious of well-intentioned helpers.”
The priest imparted his life experience, and Shade nodded. He understood all these principles.
Probably because he felt that the room was a little dull, after talking about these sensitive topics, the priest got up and went to the window and opened the heavy curtains. When he opened the window, the cool night breeze blew in immediately, and the priest and Shade took a long look at the same time.
Take a breath.
The summer nights in Tobesk are slightly cool, we have entered July, and midsummer is coming.